Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1499 | 963 | 727 | 703 | 1039 | 2004 | 9055 | 11584 | 9997 | 7711 | 6072 | 5021 | 4075 | 3151 | 2444 | 2070 | 1858 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:10AM2.20m | 6:50PM2.33m | 7:11AM2.27m | 7:44PM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.95m | 12:26PM0.83m | 1:04AM0.89m | 1:23PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1499 | 963 | 189 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | 7711 | 6072 | 5021 | 4075 | 3151 | 2444 | 2070 | 1858 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 101 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 727 | 703 | 1039 | 2004 | 9055 | 11584 | 9997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 201 | 144 | 120 | 248 | 256 | 256 | 175 | 116 | 88 | 48 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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