Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
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 Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1204 | 1091 | 970 | 943 | 822 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 440 | 273 | 269 | 326 | 265 | 373 | 454 | 647 | 826 | 1822 | 702 | 837 | 1059 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:54AM2.89m | 00:09AM2.78m | 12:31PM2.73m | 00:47AM2.58m | 1:11PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.33m | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:48PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1204 | 1091 | 970 | 943 | 822 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 440 | 273 | 269 | 326 | 265 | 373 | 454 | 647 | 826 | 1822 | 702 | 678 | 1059 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 18 | W 6 | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 16 | — | 21 | 53 | 135 | — | 633 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 837 | 643 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 295 | 106 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 48 | 221 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 212 | 0 | 221 | 115 | 221 | 248 | 175 | 116 | 116 |
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