Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1137 | 1286 | 1077 | 1096 | 1208 | 1028 | 949 | 773 | 697 | 557 | 356 | 261 | 201 | 201 | 491 | 964 | 1539 | 2216 | 1912 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:49PM3.01m | 10:13AM3.06m | 10:29PM3.09m | 10:53AM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.02m | 4:22PM0.08m | 4:42AM-0.05m | 5:05PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1137 | 1286 | 1077 | 1096 | 1208 | 1028 | 949 | 773 | 697 | 557 | 356 | 261 | 201 | 127 | 135 | 225 | 1539 | 2216 | 1912 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | 55 | 201 | 39 | 51 | 531 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 86 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 23 | 60 | 182 | 144 | 491 | 964 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 209 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 221 | 249 | 249 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 294 | 318 | 383 | 250 | 172 | 117 |
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