Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1718 | 1675 | 1613 | 1364 | 1237 | 1091 | 1076 | 943 | 822 | 799 | 788 | 622 | 604 | 514 | 604 | 763 | 754 | 612 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:11AM2.41m | 2:44PM2.35m | 3:05AM2.23m | 3:48PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.71m | 8:36AM0.72m | 9:06PM0.90m | 9:33AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1718 | 1675 | 1613 | 1364 | 1237 | 1091 | 1076 | 943 | 822 | 799 | 788 | 622 | 604 | 514 | 604 | 763 | 754 | 612 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 48 | 6 | 132 | 186 | 186 | 48 | 186 | 186 | 193 | 203 | 193 |
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