Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 856 | 1165 | 1699 | 2187 | 2220 | 2216 | 2161 | 2287 | 2015 | 1692 | 1724 | 1724 | 2268 | 2103 | 1965 | 1965 | 3412 | 3369 | 2822 | 2446 | 2136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM3.01m | 10:57PM3.11m | 11:18AM3.08m | 11:33PM3.12m | 11:56AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.08m | 5:10AM-0.03m | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:48AM-0.03m | 6:07PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 77 | 124 | — | — | 408 | 300 | 448 | 432 | — | — | — | 2446 | 2136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 856 | 1165 | 1699 | 2187 | 2220 | 2216 | 2161 | 2287 | 2015 | 1692 | 1724 | 1724 | 2268 | 2103 | 1965 | 1965 | 3412 | 3369 | 2822 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 230 | 248 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 127 | 196 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 230 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 |
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