Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 589 | 905 | 1051 | 1150 | 1152 | 742 | 752 | 651 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 860 | 669 | 651 | 633 | 439 | 513 | 588 | 404 | 482 | 378 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:48AM2.98m | 00:02AM2.85m | 12:23PM2.87m | 00:38AM2.70m | 1:00PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.14m | 6:02PM0.26m | 6:17AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:18PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 589 | 905 | 1051 | 1150 | 1152 | 742 | 752 | 651 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 860 | 669 | 178 | 139 | 414 | 513 | 588 | 404 | 302 | 226 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 125 | 172 | — | 118 | 103 | 103 | 70 | 55 | 76 | 46 | — | — | 140 | 651 | 633 | 439 | 408 | 396 | 402 | 482 | 378 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 487 | 408 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 346 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 186 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 186 | 186 | 120 | 129 | 116 | 121 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 201 | 221 | 207 | 118 | 147 | 67 | 315 | 295 | 221 | 292 | 117 | 117 | 116 |
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