Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 422 | 352 | 260 | 209 | 183 | 338 | 279 | 594 | 632 | 2210 | 2837 | 3258 | 3302 | 2868 | 2906 | 2567 | 2355 | 2386 | 2386 | 2355 | 2083 | 1898 | 1873 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:07AM2.89m | 9:35PM3.14m | 9:58AM2.97m | 10:24PM3.23m | 10:47AM3.00m | 11:11PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:18PM0.07m | 3:52AM0.07m | 4:09PM-0.01m | 4:43AM-0.00m | 4:58PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 189 | 422 | 352 | 260 | 209 | 145 | 338 | 279 | 594 | 594 | 2210 | 2837 | 3258 | 3302 | 2868 | 2906 | 2567 | 2355 | 2386 | 2386 | 2355 | 2083 | 1898 | 1873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | NW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 107 | 104 | 98 | 119 | 183 | 92 | 52 | 311 | 632 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | NW 7 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 19 | 126 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 48 | 48 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 212 | 191 | 191 | 127 | 136 | 127 |
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