Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 265 | 210 | 163 | 230 | 402 | 352 | 267 | 209 | 183 | 282 | 279 | 594 | 632 | 2210 | 2600 | 3258 | 3260 | 2868 | 2687 | 2576 | 2398 | 2181 | 2224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM3.00m | 9:07AM2.89m | 9:35PM3.14m | 9:58AM2.97m | 10:24PM3.23m | 10:47AM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:18PM0.07m | 3:52AM0.07m | 4:09PM-0.01m | 4:43AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 341 | 265 | 42 | 82 | 230 | 402 | 352 | 267 | 209 | 145 | 282 | 279 | 594 | 603 | 2210 | 2600 | 3258 | 3260 | 2868 | 2687 | 2576 | 2398 | 2181 | 2224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | 210 | 163 | 147 | 107 | 104 | 98 | 119 | 183 | 64 | 52 | 314 | 632 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 92 | 126 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 67 | 67 | 225 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 220 | 48 | 115 | 115 | 221 | 230 | 186 |
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