Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 228 | 376 | 886 | 900 | 813 | 735 | 735 | 631 | 497 | 352 | 331 | 751 | 766 | 1070 | 1275 | 1561 | 1941 | 5567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:26AM2.61m | 9:48PM2.81m | 10:03AM2.70m | 10:23PM2.90m | 10:39AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.52m | 3:33PM0.40m | 4:00AM0.41m | 4:09PM0.31m | 4:35AM0.32m | 4:45PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | NW 9 | W 15 |
| kJ | 210 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 376 | 886 | 900 | 813 | 735 | 735 | 631 | 497 | 352 | 269 | 527 | 425 | 431 | — | — | 231 | 5567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 24 | 29 | 85 | 142 | 228 | 195 | — | — | 15 | 17 | 42 | — | — | 195 | 190 | 67 | — | 160 | — | — | 334 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 60 | 82 | 331 | 751 | 766 | 1070 | 1275 | 1561 | 1941 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 141 | 115 | 250 | 227 | 221 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 117 |
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