Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1976 | 1349 | 811 | 651 | 549 | 624 | 746 | 663 | 425 | 551 | 534 | 454 | 366 | 326 | 265 | 197 | 246 | 273 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.58m | 6:59AM2.52m | 7:29PM2.78m | 7:56AM2.71m | 8:20PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.56m | 1:06PM0.45m | 1:43AM0.35m | 2:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1976 | 1349 | 811 | 415 | 326 | 624 | 746 | 663 | 253 | 551 | 534 | 454 | 366 | 326 | 265 | 197 | 246 | 273 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 281 | 307 | 235 | 651 | 549 | 232 | 168 | 101 | 101 | 70 | 22 | 62 | 82 | 77 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 192 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 9 | W 22 | W 21 | — | W 21 | W 9 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 165 | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | 65 | 9 | 36 | — | 77 | 41 | 132 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 425 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 116 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 127 | 9 |
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