
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
651 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 860 | 669 | 651 | 542 | 413 | 500 | 651 | 504 | 482 | 468 | 880 | 989 | 1399 | 3524 | 2887 | 2584 | 2582 | 2258 | 1857 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.87m | 00:38AM2.70m | 1:00PM2.73m | 1:16AM2.54m | 1:40PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:18PM0.56m | 7:31AM0.59m | 8:01PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
651 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 860 | 669 | 141 | 154 | 280 | 500 | 390 | 504 | 370 | 310 | 880 | 989 | 604 | 3524 | 2887 | 2584 | 2582 | 2258 | 1857 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 61 | 61 | — | — | 107 | 651 | 542 | 413 | 408 | 25 | 396 | 482 | 468 | 250 | 326 | 1399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 25 | — | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 34 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 186 | 193 | 221 | 207 | 207 | 147 | 67 | 117 | 120 | 317 | 156 | 230 | 120 | 116 | 48 | 6 | 116 | 123 | 116 | 191 | 196 | 48 |
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