Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1674 | 1327 | 1096 | 1082 | 1082 | 938 | 879 | 602 | 610 | 1467 | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1239 | 1082 | 1068 | 914 | 856 | 833 | 669 | 669 | 565 | 536 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:35PM2.54m | 6:00AM2.56m | 6:43PM2.67m | 7:09AM2.66m | 7:46PM2.83m | 8:11AM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.61m | 12:22PM0.44m | 00:58AM0.50m | 1:25PM0.33m | 2:01AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1674 | 1327 | 1096 | 1082 | 1082 | 938 | 879 | 602 | 610 | 1467 | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1239 | 1082 | 1068 | 914 | 856 | 833 | 669 | 669 | 565 | 536 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 80 | 129 | 194 | 422 | 522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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