Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 860 | 669 | 651 | 542 | 419 | 423 | 560 | 424 | 482 | 563 | 849 | 958 | 1402 | 3869 | 3135 | 2662 | 2629 | 2338 | 1739 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:38AM2.70m | 1:00PM2.73m | 1:16AM2.54m | 1:40PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:18PM0.56m | 7:31AM0.59m | 8:01PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 860 | 669 | 651 | 154 | 288 | 423 | 560 | 424 | 482 | 563 | 849 | 958 | 626 | 3869 | 3135 | 2662 | 2629 | 2338 | 1739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 85 | 114 | 542 | 419 | 408 | 390 | 396 | — | 193 | — | — | 1402 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 310 | 306 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 95 | 121 | 67 | 120 | 381 | 295 | 172 | 138 | 117 | 116 | 132 | 48 | 117 | 136 | 239 | 116 | 239 | 6 |
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