Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 3170 | 1032 | 3633 | 3705 | 4272 | 4772 | 3736 | 4382 | 4634 | 5394 | 5722 | 5936 | 5874 | 5413 | 5413 | 5618 | 5239 | 4683 | 4094 | 3495 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.95m | 11:01PM3.07m | 11:21AM2.96m | 11:36PM3.03m | 11:58AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.12m | 5:16AM0.06m | 5:31PM0.14m | 5:53AM0.10m | 6:11PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 447 | 3170 | 1032 | 3633 | 3705 | 4272 | 4772 | 3736 | 4382 | 4634 | 5394 | 5722 | 5936 | 5874 | 5413 | 5413 | 5618 | 5239 | 4683 | 4094 | 3495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 209 | 239 | 120 | 120 | 186 | 120 | 186 | 249 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 140 | 136 | 186 | 130 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
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