Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 474 | 508 | 508 | 472 | 389 | 316 | 253 | 223 | 220 | 290 | 336 | 695 | 653 | 373 | 534 | 735 | 1156 | 1673 | 1703 | 1497 | 1390 | 1320 | 1344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:30PM2.38m | 4:50AM2.41m | 5:31PM2.37m | 5:49AM2.36m | 6:27PM2.40m | 6:44AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.75m | 11:13AM0.65m | 11:41PM0.80m | 12:07PM0.67m | 00:38AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 460 | 474 | 508 | 508 | 472 | 389 | 316 | 253 | 59 | 190 | 290 | 336 | 695 | 653 | 373 | 226 | 735 | 1156 | 1673 | 1703 | 1497 | 1390 | 1320 | 1344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 223 | 220 | 168 | 217 | 229 | 301 | 366 | 534 | 154 | 95 | 51 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 193 | 0 | 193 | 189 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 169 | 196 | 196 | 154 |
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