Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 65 | 87 | 148 | 172 | 196 | 593 | 788 | 1198 | 928 | 678 | 433 | 344 | 350 | 427 | 596 | 994 | 1667 | 2958 | 4041 | 2601 | 6250 | 5400 | 4163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.61m | 00:34AM2.77m | 12:54PM2.57m | 1:13AM2.73m | 1:37PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.43m | 6:24PM0.42m | 6:53AM0.43m | 7:04PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.45m | 7:49PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 15 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 65 | 87 | 148 | 172 | 62 | 593 | 788 | 1198 | 928 | 678 | 433 | 344 | 304 | 262 | 596 | 994 | 435 | — | 4041 | 2601 | 6250 | 5400 | 4163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 5 | W 18 | W 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | W 12 | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 196 | 54 | 53 | 89 | 156 | 222 | 318 | 290 | 350 | 427 | 380 | 232 | 279 | — | 460 | 1375 | — | — | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 17 | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 24 | — | W 22 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 23 | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 102 | 11 | — | 38 | — | — | 372 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1667 | 2958 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 225 | 230 | 48 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 144 | 9 | 0 | 172 | 221 | 227 | 120 | 127 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 9 |
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