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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
411 | 401 | 392 | 374 | 356 | 290 | 280 | 276 | 262 | 801 | 324 | 478 | 566 | 609 | 1419 | 1138 | 892 | 747 | 653 | 564 | 475 | 365 | 289 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.41m | 11:45AM1.28m | 00:07AM1.40m | 12:32PM1.29m | 00:53AM1.41m | 1:21PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.33m | 5:55PM0.33m | 6:31AM0.31m | 6:41PM0.32m | 7:17AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 411 | 401 | 392 | 374 | 356 | 290 | 280 | 276 | 262 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 264 | 432 | 1419 | 1138 | 892 | 747 | 653 | 564 | 475 | 365 | 289 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 262 | — | — | 194 | 116 | 561 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 19 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 65 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | 158 | 106 | 7 | — | 30 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 801 | 324 | 478 | 566 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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