Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 823 | 928 | 907 | 834 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 813 | 1048 | 907 | 813 | 803 | 644 | 749 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13PM2.60m | 7:47AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.76m | 8:39AM2.70m | 8:58PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.62m | 1:30AM0.51m | 1:51PM0.47m | 2:25AM0.33m | 2:43PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 573 | 823 | 928 | 907 | 834 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 813 | 1048 | 907 | 813 | 803 | 644 | 749 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 39 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 141 | 48 | 0 |
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