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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | |
299 | 646 | 228 | 177 | 203 | 132 | 390 | 1133 | 2373 | 2318 | 1632 | 1409 | 1087 | 1057 | 905 | 893 | 1028 | 1660 | 1947 | 3019 | 3132 | 2672 | 2236 | 2093 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.46m | 2:46PM1.42m | 3:04AM1.42m | 3:35PM1.42m | 3:53AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.24m | 8:32AM0.20m | 8:55PM0.27m | 9:20AM0.23m | 9:46PM0.30m | 10:06AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
 kJ | 299 | 353 | 228 | 62 | 128 | 132 | 108 | 1133 | 2373 | 2318 | 1632 | 1409 | 1087 | 1057 | 905 | 893 | 1028 | 1660 | 1947 | 3019 | 3132 | 2672 | 2236 | 2093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | 40 | 177 | 130 | 93 | 390 | 297 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 85 | 38 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 646 | 50 | — | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 149 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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