Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (12 Sep):
- 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 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7262 | 6997 | 6525 | 5819 | 5965 | 6582 | 6582 | 6187 | 2844 | 2577 | 2244 | 3544 | 3257 | 2986 | 2948 | 2615 | 2348 | 2047 | 1801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21PM3.18m | 10:42AM3.07m | 10:57PM3.10m | 11:18AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM-0.04m | 4:53PM0.04m | 5:14AM0.04m | 5:31PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2844 | 2577 | 2244 | 3544 | 3257 | 2986 | 2948 | 2615 | 2348 | 2047 | 1801 |
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7262 | 6997 | 6525 | 5819 | 5965 | 6582 | 6582 | 6187 | 869 | 869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 127 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 186 | 147 | 186 | 221 | 132 | 132 | 48 | 9 | 88 | 48 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 132 |
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