Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 135 | 155 | 302 | 623 | 1332 | 1767 | 1786 | 1888 | 1875 | 2724 | 3772 | 5093 | 5138 | 4736 | 4140 | 3593 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:39AM2.10m | 6:23PM2.24m | 6:49AM2.20m | 7:21PM2.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM1.04m | 11:56AM0.94m | 00:38AM0.96m | 12:58PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 135 | 133 | 56 | 89 | — | 1767 | 158 | 160 | 308 | 2724 | 3772 | 5093 | 5138 | 4736 | 4140 | 3593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | W 16 | — | W 17 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 137 | 64 | 65 | 117 | 135 | — | 205 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 77 | 155 | 302 | 623 | 1332 | — | 1786 | 1888 | 1875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 117 | 127 | 175 | 196 | 196 | 200 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 |
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