Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2424 | 2161 | 2080 | 2107 | 3213 | 3177 | 2901 | 2865 | 2682 | 2751 | 2576 | 2334 | 2396 | 2266 | 2082 | 2055 | 1811 | 1537 | 1496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:29PM3.18m | 11:50AM2.97m | 00:07AM3.03m | 12:30PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.11m | 6:27AM0.14m | 6:44PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2424 | 2161 | 2080 | 2107 | 3213 | 3177 | 2901 | 2865 | 2682 | 2751 | 2576 | 2334 | 2396 | 2266 | 2082 | 2055 | 1811 | 1537 | 1496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 97 | 243 | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 242 | 280 | 147 | 155 | 156 | 9 | 132 | 116 | 48 |
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