Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1526 | 748 | 1437 | 1861 | 1346 | 1376 | 3706 | 3706 | 4430 | 4769 | 4382 | 4015 | 3668 | 3415 | 3133 | 2794 | 2830 | 2479 | 2220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47PM2.37m | 7:11AM2.34m | 7:32PM2.56m | 7:53AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.78m | 1:14PM0.68m | 1:43AM0.57m | 1:56PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 106 | 459 | 1068 | 1376 | — | — | — | 4769 | 4382 | 4015 | 3668 | 3415 | 3133 | 2794 | 2830 | 2479 | 2220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1526 | 748 | 1437 | 1861 | 1346 | 974 | 3706 | 3706 | 4430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 282 | 243 | 88 | 249 | 88 | 233 | 132 | 162 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 191 | 186 | 221 | 132 |
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