Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 265 | 309 | 371 | 458 | 390 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 171 | 214 | 283 | 870 | 445 | 451 | 405 | 378 | 299 | 347 | 336 | 331 | 421 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM2.20m | 3:26PM2.26m | 3:57AM2.09m | 4:39PM2.20m | 5:18AM2.07m | 5:55PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.90m | 9:55PM0.99m | 10:18AM0.98m | 11:08PM0.99m | 11:31AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 336 | 265 | 309 | 371 | 7 | 8 | 180 | 70 | 37 | 171 | 204 | 283 | — | 445 | 140 | 158 | 184 | 212 | 165 | 126 | 331 | 421 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 177 | 174 | 26 | 214 | — | — | — | 451 | 405 | 378 | 299 | 347 | 336 | 91 | 68 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 458 | 390 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 280 | 870 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 156 | 308 | 132 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 186 | 186 | 107 | 106 | 132 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 186 | 230 | 7 |
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