Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 589 | 929 | 1549 | 3341 | 4074 | 3788 | 3292 | 2846 | 2477 | 1945 | 1624 | 1198 | 852 | 644 | 512 | 416 | 401 | 237 | 237 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:39AM2.76m | 10:57PM2.95m | 11:14AM2.79m | 11:31PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.25m | 5:11AM0.25m | 5:21PM0.24m | 5:46AM0.23m | 5:57PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 431 | — | 112 | 3341 | 4074 | 3788 | 3292 | 2846 | 2477 | 1945 | 1624 | 1198 | 852 | 644 | 512 | 416 | 401 | 237 | 237 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 160 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 117 | 87 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 65 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 861 | 589 | 929 | 1549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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