Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 439 | 415 | 396 | 390 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 241 | 233 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 77 | 181 | 173 | 161 | 157 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 88 | 86 | 103 | 120 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.52m | 7:43PM2.67m | 8:15AM2.65m | 8:31PM2.75m | 8:58AM2.77m | 9:12PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.48m | 1:27PM0.54m | 1:58AM0.38m | 2:19PM0.44m | 2:44AM0.28m | 3:05PM0.36m | 3:25AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 459 | 439 | 415 | 396 | 390 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 241 | 233 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 34 | 46 | 181 | 173 | 161 | 157 | 130 | 103 | 101 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 120 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 93 | 77 | 73 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 70 | 81 | 103 | 99 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 45 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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