Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 103 | 96 | 69 | 56 | 83 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 70 | 44 | 78 | 90 | 87 | 110 | 151 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.51m | 3:54PM2.46m | 4:25AM2.42m | 5:14PM2.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.65m | 9:42AM0.58m | 10:18PM0.72m | 10:54AM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 103 | 96 | 69 | 56 | 83 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 78 | 90 | 87 | 110 | 151 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 17 | W 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | — | 8 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 295 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
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