Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 991 | 697 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 505 | 970 | 565 | 557 | 594 | 408 | 373 | 305 | 817 | 890 | 822 | 811 | 789 | 735 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36AM2.55m | 3:12PM2.57m | 3:47AM2.37m | 4:32PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.51m | 9:01AM0.55m | 9:44PM0.66m | 10:13AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 991 | 697 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 505 | 970 | 565 | 557 | 594 | 408 | 373 | 173 | 817 | 890 | 822 | 811 | 789 | 735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 169 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 66 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 77 | — | 85 | 88 | 75 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 249 | 249 | 200 | 249 | 249 | 243 | 132 | 132 | 189 | 156 | 88 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
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