Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 11 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 717 | 528 | 359 | 350 | 427 | 596 | 1649 | 1476 | 1483 | 1632 | 1652 | 3102 | 3386 | 3169 | 3149 | 2865 | 2576 | 2170 | 1956 | 1572 | 1292 | 1130 | 982 | 811 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:54PM2.57m | 1:13AM2.73m | 1:37PM2.53m | 1:56AM2.67m | 2:26PM2.49m | 2:45AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.43m | 7:04PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.45m | 7:49PM0.54m | 8:22AM0.48m | 8:39PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 717 | 528 | 359 | 257 | 153 | 596 | 1649 | 1476 | 1483 | 1069 | 1652 | 3102 | 3386 | 3169 | 3149 | 2865 | 2576 | 2170 | 1956 | 1572 | 1292 | 1130 | 982 | 811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | W 22 | NW 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 318 | 290 | 350 | 427 | 380 | — | 38 | 233 | 1632 | 1045 | 955 | 557 | 390 | 266 | 176 | 123 | 100 | 68 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 8 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | 78 | 11 | — | — | — | 221 | 1215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 227 | 221 | 175 | 136 | 48 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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