Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 107 | 107 | 140 | 202 | 286 | 262 | 405 | 524 | 610 | 529 | 478 | 499 | 472 | 472 | 585 | 811 | 838 | 791 | 876 | 1204 | 1426 | 1623 | 1933 | 722 | 1995 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.29m | 2:54PM2.40m | 3:21AM2.20m | 3:51PM2.33m | 4:25AM2.17m | 4:53PM2.33m | 5:33AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.78m | 9:20PM0.84m | 9:35AM0.86m | 10:19PM0.85m | 10:37AM0.88m | 11:20PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 157 | 107 | 107 | 140 | 202 | 286 | 262 | 405 | 524 | 610 | 529 | 478 | 472 | 418 | 376 | 270 | 811 | 838 | 791 | 80 | 56 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 722 | 1995 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 93 | 90 | 135 | 147 | 198 | 196 | 256 | 250 | 237 | 305 | — | — | 472 | 472 | 585 | 204 | 150 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | 499 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 876 | 1204 | 1426 | 1623 | 1933 | 573 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 127 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 123 | 150 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 48 |
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