Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
!
3
3
!
!
4
1
!
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
2.3
S
14
1.9
S
13
2
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
289
276
728
692
710
577
520
2019
1256
1391
2581
2323
1189
855
1248
368
350
326
526
276
276
232
198
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:43AM1.43m
2:13PM1.38m
2:35AM1.47m
3:07PM1.46m
3:30AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.29m
8:04AM0.24m
8:22PM0.25m
8:54AM0.19m
9:18PM0.20m
9:47AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
9
7
6
6
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.7
S
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
Energy kJ
350
289
276
728
692
710
577
520
1130
29
29
1509
1401
1189
855
617
16
16
16
355
276
276
232
193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
S
6
1
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
16
Energy kJ
71
50
137
48
45
44
44
92
28
84
81
17
17
16
16
16
53
22
21
16
16
16
97
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
24
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
17
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
52
49
70
29
28
11
9
8
8
7
7
52
7
19
17
40
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
7
2.3
S
14
1.9
S
13
2
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
9
Energy kJ
2
55
77
158
2019
1256
1391
2581
2323
1248
368
350
326
526
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
61
7
10
7
7
0
25
23
195
25
0
0
0
0
7
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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