Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1925 | 2187 | 2220 | 2258 | 2202 | 2330 | 2090 | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 | 2490 | 2318 | 2071 | 1965 | 3330 | 3054 | 2547 | 2197 | 1969 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57PM3.11m | 11:18AM3.08m | 11:33PM3.12m | 11:56AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM-0.03m | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:48AM-0.03m | 6:07PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 124 | — | — | — | 300 | 448 | 1965 | 3330 | — | 2547 | 2197 | 1969 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1925 | 2187 | 2220 | 2258 | 2202 | 2330 | 2090 | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 | 2490 | 2318 | 2071 | — | — | 3054 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 186 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 127 | 196 | 242 | 209 | 242 | 230 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 248 | 293 | 221 | 221 | 132 |
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