Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1517 | 1355 | 1267 | 1059 | 1028 | 892 | 841 | 744 | 721 | 623 | 558 | 598 | 314 | 449 | 585 | 426 | 485 | 506 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45PM2.73m | 9:02AM2.66m | 9:21PM2.88m | 9:37AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.45m | 3:07PM0.34m | 3:31AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1517 | 1355 | 1267 | 1059 | 1028 | 892 | 841 | 744 | 721 | 623 | 558 | 598 | 314 | 449 | 585 | 426 | 485 | 506 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 92 | 94 | 87 | 86 | 191 | 165 | 121 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 249 | 221 | 221 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 197 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 249 | 249 | 67 | 101 | 67 |
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