Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 464 | 623 | 486 | 482 | 468 | 989 | 989 | 1224 | 1832 | 3009 | 2676 | 2582 | 2338 | 1788 | 1261 | 997 | 313 | 408 | 518 | 392 | 311 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:00PM2.73m | 1:16AM2.54m | 1:40PM2.57m | 1:58AM2.36m | 2:27PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:18PM0.56m | 7:31AM0.59m | 8:01PM0.73m | 8:16AM0.76m | 8:52PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 322 | 464 | 390 | 486 | 367 | 266 | 989 | 989 | 488 | 1832 | 3009 | 2676 | 2582 | 2338 | 1788 | 1261 | 997 | 313 | 408 | 518 | 392 | 311 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 419 | 408 | 25 | 25 | 482 | 468 | 264 | — | 1224 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | — | — | — | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 623 | 396 | — | — | — | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 43 | 46 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 311 | 295 | 141 | 140 | 117 | 116 | 132 | 48 | 6 | 123 | 180 | 150 | 196 | 150 | 138 | 132 | 6 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 127 | 48 |
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