Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6673 | 7019 | 8455 | 8304 | 7856 | 7902 | 7396 | 7354 | 6525 | 6150 | 6304 | 6582 | 6582 | 6311 | 5583 | 5198 | 2244 |
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-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM3.18m | 10:05AM3.07m | 10:21PM3.18m | 10:42AM3.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM-0.05m | 4:14PM-0.01m | 4:37AM-0.04m | 4:53PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5198 | 2244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 701 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 6673 | 7019 | 8455 | 8304 | 7856 | 7902 | 7396 | 7354 | 6525 | 6150 | 6304 | 6582 | 6582 | 6311 | 5583 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 123 | 120 | 186 | 120 | 129 | 129 | 116 | 116 | 138 | 118 | 116 | 138 | 186 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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