Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 596 | 702 | 661 | 644 | 758 | 1160 | 304 | 462 | 702 | 882 | 1145 | 1749 | 2136 | 2424 | 2161 | 2107 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07PM3.24m | 10:28AM3.05m | 10:49PM3.25m | 11:10AM3.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM-0.05m | 4:38PM-0.05m | 5:06AM-0.06m | 5:21PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 456 | 351 | 702 | 661 | 644 | 758 | 1160 | 154 | 462 | 702 | 882 | 1145 | 1749 | 2136 | 2424 | 2161 | 2107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 432 | 596 | 275 | 208 | 194 | 190 | — | 301 | 110 | 81 | 78 | 59 | — | — | — | 135 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 162 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 116 | 48 | 48 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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