Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1239 | 1082 | 1068 | 914 | 856 | 833 | 669 | 669 | 565 | 565 | 389 | 341 | 265 | 210 | 163 | 135 | 381 | 488 | 400 | 343 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.67m | 7:09AM2.66m | 7:46PM2.83m | 8:11AM2.78m | 8:43PM3.00m | 9:07AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.50m | 1:25PM0.33m | 2:01AM0.35m | 2:24PM0.19m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:18PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1239 | 1082 | 1068 | 914 | 856 | 833 | 669 | 669 | 565 | 565 | 389 | 341 | 265 | 47 | 88 | 135 | 381 | 488 | 400 | 343 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 35 | 210 | 163 | 107 | 108 | 104 | 99 | 96 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 71 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 248 | 121 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 7 |
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