Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 537 | 514 | 499 | 1511 | 454 | 373 | 358 | 333 | 320 | 604 | 746 | 908 | 1150 | 1738 | 1996 | 1980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:46PM2.91m | 9:07AM2.88m | 9:21PM3.04m | 9:42AM3.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.18m | 3:11PM0.18m | 3:33AM0.05m | 3:48PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | — | W 17 | W 23 | W 22 |
| kJ | 569 | 537 | 514 | 499 | — | 437 | 358 | 292 | 333 | 230 | — | — | 11 | — | 24 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 124 | — | — | — | 454 | 373 | — | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 153 | — | 149 | 183 | 1511 | — | — | 358 | — | 320 | 604 | 746 | 908 | 1150 | 1738 | 1996 | 1980 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 186 | 127 | 132 | 145 | 186 | 186 | 196 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 248 | 230 | 258 | 123 | 116 |
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