Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 257 | 379 | 511 | 880 | 1396 | 1451 | 756 | 813 | 1019 | 1558 | 2228 | 1708 | 1687 | 1665 | 1644 | 1281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.58m | 1:11PM2.54m | 1:29AM2.37m | 1:59PM2.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.73m | 7:50AM0.77m | 8:24PM0.92m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 265 | 257 | 379 | 511 | 880 | 1396 | 1451 | 273 | 343 | 1019 | 1558 | 2228 | 1708 | 1687 | 1665 | 1644 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 135 | — | — | 756 | 813 | 318 | 228 | 154 | 521 | 521 | 586 | 425 | 1281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 116 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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