Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2925 | 2567 | 2254 | 2032 | 1803 | 1472 | 1237 | 1220 | 1076 | 899 | 886 | 756 | 746 | 649 | 649 | 622 | 490 | 475 | 468 | 390 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05PM2.78m | 1:25AM2.86m | 1:52PM2.63m | 2:11AM2.66m | 2:41PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.17m | 7:19PM0.29m | 7:49AM0.32m | 8:07PM0.49m | 8:36AM0.49m | 8:58PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2925 | 2567 | 2254 | 2032 | 1803 | 1472 | 1237 | 1220 | 1076 | 899 | 886 | 756 | 746 | 649 | 649 | 622 | 490 | 475 | 468 | 390 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 186 | 186 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6 | 6 |
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