Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 604 | 1067 | 1044 | 788 | 528 | 406 | 350 | 427 | 555 | 610 | 1519 | 1483 | 2008 | 1569 | 3139 | 3169 | 3169 | 3111 | 2865 | 2576 | 2170 | 1956 | 1572 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:34AM2.77m | 12:54PM2.57m | 1:13AM2.73m | 1:37PM2.53m | 1:56AM2.67m | 2:26PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.42m | 6:53AM0.43m | 7:04PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.45m | 7:49PM0.54m | 8:22AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 404 | 604 | 1067 | 1044 | 788 | 528 | 406 | 295 | 146 | 555 | 449 | 1519 | 1483 | 2008 | 1569 | 1216 | 3169 | 3169 | 3111 | 2865 | 2576 | 2170 | 1956 | 1572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 22 | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 53 | 89 | 222 | 222 | 318 | 290 | 350 | 427 | 380 | 610 | 38 | — | 1553 | 1155 | 3139 | 832 | 466 | 300 | 197 | 136 | 66 | 41 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 8 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 78 | 11 | — | — | — | 221 | 1215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 659 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 225 | 138 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 221 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 122 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
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