Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1109 | 965 | 807 | 459 | 669 | 579 | 497 | 422 | 401 | 331 | 259 | 254 | 254 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 228 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:30PM2.57m | 8:46AM2.50m | 9:11PM2.70m | 9:26AM2.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.52m | 3:22AM0.52m | 3:33PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1109 | 965 | 807 | 459 | 669 | 579 | 497 | 422 | 401 | 331 | 259 | 254 | 254 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 169 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 85 | 142 | 228 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
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