Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 468 | 880 | 958 | 1189 | 2923 | 3004 | 2782 | 2091 | 2187 | 1760 | 1261 | 741 | 313 | 556 | 518 | 518 | 311 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM2.54m | 1:40PM2.57m | 1:58AM2.36m | 2:27PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.59m | 8:01PM0.73m | 8:16AM0.76m | 8:52PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 482 | 468 | 880 | 958 | 418 | 2923 | 3004 | 2782 | 2091 | 2187 | 1760 | 1261 | 741 | 313 | 556 | 518 | 518 | 311 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 254 | — | — | 1189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 403 | 302 | 257 | 322 | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | — | 59 | 50 | — | — | — | 46 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 117 | 116 | 117 | 0 | 6 | 127 | 150 | 116 | 116 | 150 | 132 | 132 | 6 | 54 | 138 | 132 | 127 | 48 |
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