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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Aropaonui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
20.2° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)10131211116101010101010999999999868
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13531622515514610910096967068221444342422641262625241413
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassonononcross-
on		glassglassglasscrosscross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.36
2:59AM
1.37
3:17PM
1.33
3:46AM
1.38
4:04PM
1.32
4:33AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.33
8:43PM
0.30
9:10AM
0.36
9:28PM
0.32
9:58AM
0.37
10:14PM
0.33
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---8:39-------8:39-------8:39----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------162---1
Temp. °C202526262119182023252318181616162021201917161617
Feels °C (?)182324242019182023252218181717172022212017161618
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