Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1737 | 1538 | 1061 | 778 | 678 | 668 | 659 | 537 | 514 | 499 | 491 | 1445 | 1550 | 449 | 374 | 572 | 829 | 986 | 1134 | 1337 | 1812 | 1916 | 1586 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:31AM2.72m | 8:46PM2.91m | 9:07AM2.88m | 9:21PM3.04m | 9:42AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.36m | 2:34PM0.32m | 2:57AM0.18m | 3:11PM0.18m | 3:33AM0.05m | 3:48PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | W 23 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1737 | 1538 | 1061 | 778 | 678 | 668 | 659 | 537 | 514 | 499 | 491 | — | — | 288 | 213 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 160 | 213 | 199 | 188 | 140 | 105 | 118 | 158 | 215 | 1445 | 1550 | 449 | 374 | 572 | 829 | 986 | 1134 | 1337 | 1812 | 1916 | 1586 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 48 | 88 | 203 | 242 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 127 | 145 | 145 | 186 | 186 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 248 | 256 | 116 |
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