Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 671 | 671 | 487 | 474 | 481 | 487 | 468 | 371 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 277 | 207 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 589 | 778 | 1064 | 1150 | 1168 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:39AM3.03m | 10:53PM3.02m | 11:14AM3.03m | 11:28PM2.96m | 11:48AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.03m | 4:49PM0.12m | 5:06AM0.06m | 5:26PM0.16m | 5:42AM0.14m | 6:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 671 | 671 | 194 | 487 | 268 | 218 | 213 | 232 | 197 | 163 | 124 | 91 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 109 | 109 | 589 | 778 | 1064 | 1150 | 1168 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 19 | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 123 | 671 | — | 474 | 481 | 487 | 468 | 371 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 277 | 207 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 122 | 137 | — | 118 | — | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 20 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 30 | 108 | 160 | 160 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 487 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 181 | 161 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 120 | 48 | 48 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 193 | 129 | 116 |
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