Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1109 | 1224 | 1237 | 3030 | 5328 | 5728 | 5958 | 6257 | 6673 | 7019 | 8619 | 7924 | 6651 | 6910 | 7262 | 6997 | 6525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03PM3.11m | 9:25AM3.00m | 9:43PM3.18m | 10:05AM3.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:33PM0.01m | 3:59AM-0.05m | 4:14PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1109 | 1224 | 567 | 3030 | 5328 | 5728 | 5958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 246 | 1041 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 388 | 761 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6257 | 6673 | 7019 | 8619 | 7924 | 6651 | 6910 | 7262 | 6997 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 117 | 123 | 118 | 186 | 120 | 129 | 129 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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