Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1644 | 1644 | 1674 | 1492 | 1434 | 3700 | 3657 | 3308 | 3199 | 3330 | 3767 | 5240 | 2947 | 4218 | 5690 | 6393 | 6695 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22AM2.19m | 3:02PM2.20m | 3:35AM2.06m | 4:26PM2.14m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.92m | 8:47AM0.93m | 9:32PM1.05m | 10:01AM1.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 638 | 1644 | 716 | 1492 | 1434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6695 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1644 | 561 | 1674 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 736 | 798 | 3700 | 3657 | 3308 | 3199 | 3330 | 3767 | 5240 | 2947 | 4218 | 5690 | 6393 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 117 | 175 | 186 | 186 | 120 | 248 | 248 | 292 | 327 | 147 | 147 | 200 | 88 |
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