Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1546 | 1785 | 2034 | 2288 | 2258 | 2258 | 2450 | 2228 | 2169 | 2169 | 2169 | 1131 | 3643 | 3900 | 2588 | 2303 | 1922 | 3100 | 2751 | 2300 | 1982 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.97m | 11:57PM3.17m | 12:20PM2.90m | 00:41AM3.04m | 1:05PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.02m | 6:17AM0.05m | 6:32PM0.13m | 7:03AM0.17m | 7:19PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 22 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1546 | 1785 | 2034 | 2288 | 2258 | 2258 | 2450 | 2228 | 2169 | 2169 | 83 | 849 | 3643 | 3900 | 2588 | 2303 | 1922 | — | 2751 | 2300 | 1982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2169 | 199 | — | — | 232 | 263 | 270 | 3100 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 138 | 127 | 127 | 144 | 168 | 144 | 186 | 88 | 132 | 132 | 9 | 6 |
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