Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 326 | 265 | 257 | 400 | 497 | 869 | 1396 | 1451 | 756 | 813 | 1161 | 1725 | 2506 | 1708 | 1687 | 1665 | 1437 | 1418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.58m | 1:11PM2.54m | 1:29AM2.37m | 1:59PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.73m | 7:50AM0.77m | 8:24PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 326 | 265 | 257 | 400 | 497 | 869 | 1396 | 1451 | 333 | 436 | 1161 | 1725 | 2506 | 1708 | 1687 | 808 | 1437 | 1244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 135 | — | — | 756 | 813 | 352 | 230 | 109 | 643 | 656 | 1665 | — | 1418 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 20 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1300 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 67 | 221 | 221 | 95 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 116 | 88 |
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