Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1077 | 612 | 450 | 494 | 657 | 1065 | 570 | 819 | 947 | 1015 | 913 | 828 | 768 | 726 | 586 | 972 | 4137 | 2239 | 4951 | 5451 | 5638 | 5954 | 6596 | 1730 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:20PM2.40m | 1:44AM2.55m | 2:10PM2.35m | 2:33AM2.51m | 3:05PM2.33m | 3:27AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.64m | 7:32PM0.64m | 8:08AM0.65m | 8:22PM0.69m | 9:00AM0.65m | 9:17PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
1077 | 612 | 437 | 406 | 471 | 64 | 241 | 128 | 110 | 53 | 913 | 828 | 768 | 726 | 485 | 972 | — | 2239 | — | — | — | — | — | 1588 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 21 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
40 | 38 | 22 | 69 | 65 | — | 61 | 59 | 56 | 4 | 110 | 40 | 54 | 218 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1730 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 29 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 53 | 25 | 82 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
— | 432 | 450 | 494 | 657 | 1065 | 570 | 819 | 947 | 1015 | — | — | — | — | 586 | 606 | 4137 | 547 | 4951 | 5451 | 5638 | 5954 | 6596 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 141 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 132 | 200 | 88 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 243 | 243 | 88 | 48 | 48 |
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