Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
527 | 500 | 462 | 456 | 2703 | 2781 | 1479 | 1994 | 1773 | 1614 | 1526 | 1433 | 1313 | 1255 | 1408 | 1467 | 366 | 347 | 265 | 250 | 268 | 287 | 505 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45PM3.16m | 10:08AM3.00m | 10:36PM3.20m | 11:00AM2.97m | 11:27PM3.18m | 11:51AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.02m | 4:02AM0.06m | 4:21PM-0.00m | 4:55AM0.04m | 5:13PM0.02m | 5:48AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
527 | 500 | 102 | 134 | 2703 | 2781 | 1479 | 1994 | 1773 | 1614 | 1526 | 1433 | 1313 | 1255 | — | — | 366 | 266 | 232 | 250 | 268 | 287 | 505 | 427 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | 68 | 462 | 456 | — | — | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 347 | 265 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 163 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | W 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 18 |
— | 9 | 69 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 121 | 7 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1408 | 1467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 221 | 212 | 212 | 115 | 48 | 6 | 48 | 88 | 48 | 7 | 48 | 249 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 168 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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