Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 907 | 1048 | 1051 | 1025 | 999 | 879 | 845 | 773 | 573 | 472 | 443 | 1048 | 952 | 1271 | 1271 | 1239 | 1208 | 1028 | 833 | 669 | 565 | 557 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:55AM2.74m | 9:09PM2.88m | 9:34AM2.92m | 9:49PM3.01m | 10:13AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.33m | 2:58PM0.35m | 3:21AM0.15m | 3:40PM0.20m | 4:01AM0.02m | 4:22PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 907 | 1048 | 1051 | 1025 | 999 | 879 | 845 | 773 | 573 | 472 | 443 | 1048 | 952 | 1271 | 1271 | 1239 | 1208 | 1028 | 833 | 669 | 565 | 557 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 6 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 67 | 194 | 265 | 19 | 230 | 408 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 27 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 221 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 48 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 249 | 297 | 301 | 200 | 196 | 48 | 221 | 221 | 248 | 248 | 249 | 186 | 147 |
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