Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1348 | 1365 | 1531 | 1493 | 1281 | 1092 | 1077 | 935 | 935 | 871 | 929 | 929 | 803 | 793 | 671 | 671 | 671 | 581 | 474 | 481 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.86m | 9:39PM3.00m | 10:02AM2.97m | 10:17PM3.04m | 10:39AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.20m | 3:52AM0.07m | 4:10PM0.13m | 4:30AM0.03m | 4:49PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1348 | 1365 | 1531 | 1493 | 1281 | 1092 | 1077 | 935 | 935 | 871 | 929 | 929 | 803 | 793 | 671 | 226 | 215 | 204 | 474 | 360 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 112 | 671 | 671 | 581 | — | 481 | 487 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 118 |
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