Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 549 | 756 | 746 | 653 | 256 | 551 | 462 | 392 | 290 | 326 | 239 | 197 | 196 | 308 | 366 | 431 | 452 | 394 | 494 | 469 | 283 | 554 | 962 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:59AM2.52m | 7:29PM2.78m | 7:56AM2.71m | 8:20PM2.97m | 8:43AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.56m | 1:06PM0.45m | 1:43AM0.35m | 2:02PM0.26m | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:50PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 326 | 756 | 746 | 653 | 256 | 551 | 462 | 392 | 290 | 326 | 239 | 197 | 196 | 308 | 366 | 431 | 452 | 394 | 494 | 469 | 176 | 554 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 20 |
| kJ | 549 | 232 | 168 | 101 | 101 | 90 | 99 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 192 | 190 | 184 | 232 | 307 | 413 | 315 | 283 | 170 | 388 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | — | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | W 23 | WSW 14 | W 21 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 4 | — | 253 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | — | 29 | 27 | 132 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 43 | 105 | 332 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 91 | 165 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 116 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 121 | 127 | 116 | 201 | 117 | 118 |
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