Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 228 | 376 | 886 | 825 | 813 | 724 | 735 | 631 | 497 | 352 | 284 | 728 | 847 | 766 | 986 | 1218 | 1533 | 2730 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM2.81m | 10:03AM2.70m | 10:23PM2.90m | 10:39AM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.41m | 4:09PM0.31m | 4:35AM0.32m | 4:45PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 202 | 198 | 376 | 886 | 825 | 813 | 724 | 735 | 631 | 497 | 82 | 269 | 520 | 443 | 361 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 19 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | 228 | 158 | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | — | — | 352 | 190 | 117 | — | 160 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 62 | — | 284 | 728 | 847 | 766 | 986 | 1218 | 1533 | 2730 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 141 | 95 | 0 | 227 | 221 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 117 |
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