Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 793 | 813 | 907 | 907 | 813 | 688 | 679 | 636 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 542 | 1348 | 1365 | 1531 | 1630 | 1404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.76m | 8:39AM2.70m | 8:58PM2.90m | 9:23AM2.86m | 9:39PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.47m | 2:25AM0.33m | 2:43PM0.32m | 3:11AM0.18m | 3:29PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 793 | 813 | 907 | 907 | 813 | 688 | 679 | 636 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 542 | 1348 | 1365 | 1531 | 1630 | 1404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 39 | 35 | 51 | 54 | 499 | 70 | 51 | 49 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 141 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
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