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) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 260 | 209 | 183 | 338 | 396 | 594 | 632 | 2237 | 2837 | 3258 | 3302 | 3093 | 2906 | 2753 | 2567 | 2386 | 2181 | 2153 | 1900 | 1850 | 1658 | 1658 | 1761 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07AM2.89m | 9:35PM3.14m | 9:58AM2.97m | 10:24PM3.23m | 10:47AM3.00m | 11:11PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.07m | 3:52AM0.07m | 4:09PM-0.01m | 4:43AM-0.00m | 4:58PM-0.03m | 5:31AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 352 | 260 | 209 | 145 | 338 | 396 | 594 | 594 | 2237 | 2837 | 3258 | 3302 | 3093 | 2906 | 2753 | 2567 | 2386 | 2181 | 2153 | 1900 | 1850 | 1658 | 1658 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 98 | 119 | 183 | 92 | 126 | 311 | 632 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | NW 7 | W 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 18 | 230 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1761 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 118 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 221 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 221 | 221 | 193 | 191 | 127 | 138 | 127 | 131 | 127 |
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