Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1106 | 970 | 943 | 943 | 822 | 834 | 880 | 978 | 561 | 1003 | 706 | 697 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 557 | 594 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.91m | 1:40AM2.75m | 2:10PM2.75m | 2:36AM2.55m | 3:12PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.18m | 7:39PM0.33m | 8:02AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.51m | 9:01AM0.55m | 9:44PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1106 | 970 | 943 | 943 | 822 | 834 | 880 | 978 | 561 | 1003 | 706 | 697 | 697 | 688 | 679 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 557 | 594 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | 70 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 99 | 108 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 295 | 106 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 249 | 249 | 252 | 209 | 249 | 248 | 243 | 132 | 221 | 233 | 132 | 48 | 9 |
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