Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1724 | 1635 | 2452 | 2318 | 2490 | 2088 | 3659 | 3326 | 2822 | 2378 | 2136 | 1969 | 1800 | 1667 | 1690 | 1538 | 1393 | 1340 | 1204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:33PM3.12m | 11:56AM3.09m | 00:12AM3.06m | 12:35PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM-0.03m | 6:07PM0.08m | 6:28AM0.04m | 6:51PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 230 | — | 300 | — | 432 | — | — | 2822 | 2378 | 2136 | 1969 | 1800 | 1667 | 1690 | 1538 | 1393 | 1340 | 1204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1724 | 1635 | 2452 | 2318 | 2490 | 2088 | 3659 | 3326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 230 | 248 | 248 | 196 | 248 | 221 | 221 | 225 | 220 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 156 | 48 | 0 |
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