Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 281 | 697 | 594 | 602 | 515 | 508 | 501 | 494 | 407 | 390 | 342 | 336 | 277 | 277 | 225 | 225 | 178 | 149 | 147 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:43AM2.59m | 10:07PM2.77m | 10:22AM2.63m | 10:44PM2.81m | 11:00AM2.64m | 11:21PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.54m | 3:53PM0.44m | 4:20AM0.49m | 4:31PM0.40m | 4:58AM0.45m | 5:08PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 351 | 281 | 697 | 594 | 602 | 515 | 508 | 501 | 494 | 407 | 390 | 342 | 336 | 277 | 277 | 225 | 225 | 178 | 149 | 147 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 198 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 2 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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