Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5266 | 5056 | 4361 | 3734 | 3301 | 2827 | 2355 | 2151 | 1751 | 1444 | 1313 | 1028 | 905 | 744 | 623 | 518 | 355 | 307 | 265 | 242 | 107 | 90 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.74m | 2:03PM2.83m | 2:32AM2.56m | 3:06PM2.67m | 3:42AM2.41m | 4:20PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.49m | 9:38PM0.56m | 10:02AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4361 | 3734 | — | 2827 | 2355 | 2151 | 1751 | 1444 | 1313 | 1028 | 905 | 744 | 623 | 518 | 355 | 307 | 265 | 242 | 38 | 32 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 107 | 90 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 35 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 5266 | 5056 | — | — | 3301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 243 | 48 | 162 | 313 | 309 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 145 | 225 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 95 | 221 | 132 | 117 |
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