Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 123 | 159 | 217 | 378 | 670 | 1116 | 1045 | 725 | 557 | 365 | 331 | 265 | 350 | 350 | 644 | 620 | 566 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.47m | 5:47AM2.43m | 6:32PM2.59m | 7:02AM2.55m | 7:38PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.70m | 12:08PM0.56m | 00:49AM0.57m | 1:15PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 110 | 123 | 159 | 197 | 378 | 670 | 1116 | 1045 | 725 | 557 | 365 | 235 | 152 | 121 | 106 | 644 | 620 | 566 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 144 | 217 | 315 | 390 | 304 | 296 | 468 | 273 | 289 | 331 | 121 | 100 | 350 | 39 | 28 | 94 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 60 | 29 | 29 | — | — | 119 | 112 | — | 315 | 60 | 51 | 265 | 350 | 207 | — | — | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 105 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 48 |
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