Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2703 | 2781 | 1479 | 1994 | 1773 | 1773 | 1526 | 1576 | 1313 | 1211 | 1359 | 1276 | 1053 | 269 | 218 | 250 | 275 | 294 | 561 | 427 | 513 | 995 | 839 | 787 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM3.00m | 10:36PM3.20m | 11:00AM2.97m | 11:27PM3.18m | 11:51AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.06m | 4:21PM-0.00m | 4:55AM0.04m | 5:13PM0.02m | 5:48AM0.07m | 6:04PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2703 | 2781 | 1479 | 1994 | 1773 | 1773 | 1526 | 1576 | 1313 | 1211 | — | — | 1053 | 259 | 218 | 250 | 275 | 294 | 561 | 427 | 513 | 995 | 839 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 218 | 150 | 111 | 140 | 163 | 261 | 207 | 99 | 188 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 126 | 7 | 56 | 104 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1359 | 1276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 48 | 48 | 132 | 132 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 249 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 7 |
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