Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3691 | 3880 | 3977 | 3940 | 2676 | 2643 | 2610 | 2545 | 2107 | 2054 | 1951 | 1658 | 911 | 651 | 549 | 633 | 681 | 721 | 480 | 551 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:07PM2.44m | 5:46AM2.36m | 6:27PM2.58m | 6:59AM2.52m | 7:29PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.71m | 11:31PM0.72m | 12:00PM0.62m | 00:44AM0.56m | 1:06PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3691 | 3880 | 3977 | 3940 | 2676 | 2643 | 2610 | 2545 | 2107 | 2054 | 1951 | 1658 | 513 | 572 | 446 | 244 | 681 | 721 | 249 | 551 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | — | — | 560 | 392 | 380 | 911 | 651 | 549 | 633 | 138 | 103 | 83 | 92 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 22 | W 22 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 30 | — | 9 | 9 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 249 | 330 | — | 350 | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 480 | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 294 | 221 | 212 | 117 | 221 | 48 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 48 |
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