Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 421 | 390 | 321 | 317 | 389 | 167 | 163 | 173 | 127 | 110 | 94 | 321 | 384 | 501 | 561 | 683 | 755 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:00AM2.46m | 3:36PM2.36m | 3:57AM2.30m | 4:39PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.68m | 9:27AM0.65m | 9:54PM0.83m | 10:23AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 499 | 421 | 390 | 321 | 317 | 389 | 167 | 127 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 321 | 384 | 501 | 561 | 683 | 755 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 56 | 53 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 74 | 72 | 94 | 49 | 42 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 163 | 173 | 127 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 285 | 132 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 48 | 220 |
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