Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- 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 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 440 | 273 | 269 | 219 | 265 | 257 | 400 | 574 | 988 | 1035 | 642 | 756 | 907 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:09AM2.78m | 12:31PM2.73m | 00:47AM2.58m | 1:11PM2.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:48PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 822 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 440 | 273 | 269 | 219 | 265 | 257 | 400 | 574 | 988 | 1035 | 518 | 463 | 630 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 135 | — | 642 | 756 | 907 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 221 | 221 | 48 | 221 | 248 | 252 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 9 | 221 | 221 | 248 | 141 | 116 |
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