Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3665 | 3665 | 3474 | 3420 | 3691 | 3880 | 4025 | 3016 | 2907 | 2643 | 2610 | 2335 | 2107 | 2247 | 3346 | 2648 | 1158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.32m | 5:07PM2.44m | 5:46AM2.36m | 6:27PM2.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.76m | 10:42AM0.71m | 11:31PM0.72m | 12:00PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3665 | 3665 | 3474 | 3420 | 3691 | 3880 | 4025 | 3016 | 2907 | 2643 | 2610 | 2335 | 2107 | 2247 | 3346 | 2648 | 1158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 473 | — | 641 | 455 | — | — | 360 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 268 | 477 | — | 567 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 221 | 221 | 212 | 221 | 221 | 292 | 212 | 221 | 221 | 117 | 198 | 117 | 141 | 116 | 6 | 0 |
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