Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1023 | 1016 | 1241 | 715 | 612 | 557 | 427 | 421 | 439 | 367 | 261 | 249 | 269 | 224 | 247 | 261 | 243 | 153 | 136 | 134 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57PM2.37m | 7:28AM2.34m | 7:46PM2.54m | 8:14AM2.53m | 8:29PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.87m | 1:12AM0.73m | 1:29PM0.71m | 1:59AM0.53m | 2:16PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 1023 | 1016 | — | 715 | 612 | 557 | 427 | 421 | 439 | 367 | 261 | 249 | 269 | 195 | 247 | 261 | 243 | 153 | 107 | 79 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 106 | 103 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 189 | 125 | 125 | 138 | 136 | 133 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 134 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1241 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 150 | 193 | 198 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 297 | 295 | 221 | 132 | 132 | 48 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 186 | 242 | 221 | 132 | 88 | 48 | 0 | 188 | 169 | 48 | 0 |
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