Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 679 | 783 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 542 | 1348 | 1365 | 1531 | 1493 | 1281 | 1232 | 1077 | 935 | 904 | 871 | 929 | 929 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM2.70m | 8:58PM2.90m | 9:23AM2.86m | 9:39PM3.00m | 10:02AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.33m | 2:43PM0.32m | 3:11AM0.18m | 3:29PM0.20m | 3:52AM0.07m | 4:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 803 | 679 | 783 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 542 | 1348 | 1365 | 1531 | 1493 | 1281 | 1232 | 1077 | 935 | 904 | 871 | 929 | 929 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 69 | 493 | 53 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 32 | 60 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 127 | 106 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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