Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 125 | 133 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 129 | 178 | 237 | 250 | 215 | 196 | 413 | 551 | 651 | 778 | 862 | 887 | 704 | 746 | 642 | 555 | 468 | 468 | 390 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.77m | 9:12PM2.80m | 9:37AM2.86m | 9:51PM2.83m | 10:14AM2.91m | 10:27PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.28m | 3:05PM0.36m | 3:25AM0.22m | 3:47PM0.31m | 4:03AM0.20m | 4:25PM0.30m | 4:40AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 125 | 133 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 129 | 178 | 237 | 250 | 215 | 157 | 213 | 551 | 651 | 778 | 862 | 887 | 704 | 746 | 642 | 555 | 468 | 468 | 390 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 78 | 79 | 196 | 413 | 172 | 122 | 116 | 81 | — | 41 | — | — | 17 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 77 | 85 | 131 | 78 | 55 | 72 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 120 | 144 | 144 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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