Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 1068 | 914 | 856 | 833 | 669 | 669 | 565 | 478 | 389 | 341 | 265 | 210 | 163 | 194 | 500 | 500 | 422 | 315 | 257 | 130 | 555 | 762 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09AM2.66m | 7:46PM2.83m | 8:11AM2.78m | 8:43PM3.00m | 9:07AM2.89m | 9:35PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.33m | 2:01AM0.35m | 2:24PM0.19m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:18PM0.07m | 3:52AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1082 | 1068 | 914 | 856 | 833 | 669 | 669 | 565 | 478 | 389 | 341 | 265 | 52 | 82 | 194 | 500 | 500 | 422 | 315 | 257 | 130 | 555 | 762 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 210 | 163 | 147 | 107 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 155 | 110 | 230 | 232 | 504 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 121 | — | 17 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 248 | 225 | 0 | 225 | 129 | 115 | 95 | 147 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 147 | 196 | 48 |
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