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 2AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 269 | 634 | 680 | 861 | 841 | 928 | 1642 | 3376 | 4074 | 3834 | 3503 | 3041 | 2750 | 2354 | 1793 | 1338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM2.90m | 10:39AM2.76m | 10:57PM2.95m | 11:14AM2.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.32m | 4:45PM0.25m | 5:11AM0.25m | 5:21PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 269 | 520 | 136 | 361 | — | — | 99 | 3376 | 4074 | 3834 | 3503 | 3041 | 2750 | 2354 | 1793 | 1338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 352 | 190 | 117 | 437 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 213 | 634 | 680 | 861 | 841 | 928 | 1642 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 95 | 9 | 227 | 175 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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