Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3133 | 2794 | 2543 | 2548 | 2220 | 1955 | 1737 | 1538 | 1578 | 778 | 678 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 514 | 892 | 491 | 384 | 1401 | 588 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.75m | 8:31AM2.72m | 8:46PM2.91m | 9:07AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.49m | 2:21AM0.36m | 2:34PM0.32m | 2:57AM0.18m | 3:11PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3133 | 2794 | 2543 | 2548 | 2220 | 1955 | 1737 | 1538 | 1578 | 778 | 678 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 514 | 892 | 491 | 384 | — | 224 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 213 | 196 | 136 | — | 77 | — | 143 | 277 | 1401 | 588 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 138 | 191 | 242 | 132 | 88 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 193 | 242 | 242 | 186 | 48 | 127 | 127 | 88 | 145 | 186 | 186 | 230 |
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