Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1157 | 852 | 614 | 512 | 416 | 408 | 359 | 241 | 392 | 153 | 290 | 490 | 2558 | 993 | 1081 | 1447 | 3967 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:31PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.78m | 00:05AM2.93m | 12:26PM2.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.23m | 5:57PM0.26m | 6:23AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 1157 | 852 | 614 | 512 | 416 | 408 | 359 | 241 | 392 | 153 | 101 | 394 | — | 993 | 1081 | 1447 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 85 | 108 | 86 | 143 | 490 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | N 6 | WSW 18 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 1 | 64 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2558 | 389 | 464 | 521 | 3967 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 106 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 186 | 186 | 230 | 248 | 249 | 196 | 243 |
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