Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1038 | 883 | 2119 | 651 | 549 | 549 | 1210 | 943 | 745 | 649 | 520 | 451 | 346 | 346 | 233 | 184 | 129 | 82 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:23AM2.76m | 1:52PM2.61m | 2:11AM2.63m | 2:47PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.42m | 7:48AM0.38m | 8:09PM0.54m | 8:40AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 942 | 725 | 2119 | 645 | 485 | 485 | 1210 | 943 | 745 | 649 | 520 | 451 | 346 | 346 | 233 | 184 | 129 | 82 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 23 | W 22 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 20 |
| kJ | 1038 | 883 | — | 651 | 549 | 549 | — | 55 | 55 | — | 27 | 51 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 138 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 132 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 106 | 6 | 6 |
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