Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1976 | 1951 | 1735 | 1415 | 1496 | 1275 | 1061 | 930 | 811 | 788 | 889 | 965 | 950 | 908 | 894 | 848 | 862 | 824 | 1550 | 1512 | 1455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM2.85m | 00:46AM2.84m | 1:10PM2.69m | 1:26AM2.63m | 1:53PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.14m | 6:44PM0.29m | 7:07AM0.32m | 7:26PM0.50m | 7:49AM0.52m | 8:12PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1976 | 1951 | 1735 | 1415 | 1496 | 1275 | 1061 | 930 | 811 | 788 | 889 | 965 | 950 | 908 | 894 | 848 | 862 | 824 | 1550 | 1512 | 1455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 225 | 297 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 6 | 116 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 127 | 138 | 132 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
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