Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1028 | 892 | 841 | 744 | 721 | 623 | 558 | 519 | 271 | 322 | 306 | 268 | 338 | 395 | 421 | 378 | 331 | 267 | 175 | 195 | 231 | 260 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:02AM2.66m | 9:21PM2.88m | 9:37AM2.80m | 9:54PM2.99m | 10:12AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.45m | 3:07PM0.34m | 3:31AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1028 | 892 | 841 | 744 | 721 | 623 | 558 | 519 | 271 | 322 | 306 | 268 | 338 | 395 | 421 | 378 | 331 | 267 | 175 | 107 | 142 | 260 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 89 | 92 | 94 | 87 | 86 | 253 | 297 | 233 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 187 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 133 | 87 | 231 | 53 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 10 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | W 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 76 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 195 | 77 | 73 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 248 | 221 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 116 | 116 |
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