Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 752 | 651 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 860 | 773 | 651 | 542 | 439 | 423 | 573 | 439 | 482 | 468 | 849 | 1106 | 1360 | 1913 | 2062 | 2327 | 2373 | 2268 | 1799 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:02AM2.85m | 12:23PM2.87m | 00:38AM2.70m | 1:00PM2.73m | 1:16AM2.54m | 1:40PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:18PM0.56m | 7:31AM0.59m | 8:01PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 752 | 651 | 906 | 906 | 906 | 860 | 773 | 145 | 188 | 288 | 423 | 573 | 439 | 350 | 468 | 849 | 1106 | 1360 | 1913 | 2062 | 2327 | 2373 | 2268 | 1799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 11 | — | 117 | 651 | 542 | 439 | 408 | 390 | 396 | 482 | 251 | 272 | 179 | 133 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 41 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 318 | — | — | — | — | 164 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 129 | 169 | 0 | 186 | 201 | 221 | 221 | 180 | 147 | 67 | 117 | 120 | 221 | 221 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 48 | 7 | 116 | 123 | 128 | 138 |
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