Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 758 | 1160 | 304 | 462 | 702 | 882 | 1132 | 1749 | 2136 | 2424 | 2161 | 3093 | 1894 | 3213 | 3253 | 2901 | 2642 | 2472 | 2459 | 2303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28AM3.05m | 10:49PM3.25m | 11:10AM3.04m | 11:29PM3.18m | 11:50AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM-0.05m | 5:06AM-0.06m | 5:21PM-0.01m | 5:47AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 644 | 758 | 1160 | 154 | 462 | 702 | 882 | 1132 | 1749 | 2136 | 2424 | 2161 | 3093 | 1894 | 3213 | 3253 | 2901 | 2642 | 2472 | 2459 | 2303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | 190 | — | 301 | 109 | 81 | 78 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 304 | 162 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 116 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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