Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 797 | 412 | 522 | 429 | 368 | 311 | 260 | 215 | 336 | 341 | 309 | 371 | 309 | 230 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 154 | 214 | 283 | 870 | 445 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:58AM2.36m | 2:27PM2.40m | 2:50AM2.20m | 3:26PM2.26m | 3:57AM2.09m | 4:39PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.76m | 8:52PM0.88m | 9:10AM0.90m | 9:55PM0.99m | 10:18AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 797 | 412 | 522 | 429 | 368 | 311 | 260 | 215 | 336 | 341 | 309 | 371 | 309 | 230 | 180 | 51 | 36 | 137 | 135 | 283 | 870 | 445 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 177 | 174 | 21 | 214 | — | — | — | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 154 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 45 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | 76 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 132 | 132 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 191 | 132 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 186 | 186 | 106 | 106 |
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