Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2444 | 1895 | 1691 | 1640 | 1442 | 1440 | 1376 | 1230 | 1109 | 965 | 807 | 692 | 669 | 579 | 497 | 422 | 343 | 331 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44PM2.44m | 8:02AM2.38m | 8:30PM2.57m | 8:46AM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.78m | 2:12PM0.64m | 2:42AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2444 | 1895 | 1691 | 1640 | 1442 | 1440 | 1376 | 1230 | 1109 | 965 | 807 | 692 | 669 | 579 | 497 | 422 | 343 | 331 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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