Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)999999991010101010101010999915141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3453073072722722472202202071811811811371391131108381655056747269
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.64
9:50AM
1.62
10:17PM
1.67
10:43AM
1.60
11:11PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.08
3:16PM
0.06
3:44AM
0.06
4:08PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.05
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:15-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:20-------7:17--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101014171615141312121417171514131111151818171514
Feels °C (?)9914161514141312121415151314121010151616161514
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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