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) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s 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 7PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1064 | 1850 | 7075 | 11828 | 9911 | 8067 | 6072 | 5021 | 4075 | 3151 | 2444 | 2070 | 1858 | 1668 | 1594 | 1440 | 1376 | 1207 | 1087 | 942 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:10AM2.20m | 6:50PM2.33m | 7:11AM2.27m | 7:44PM2.44m | 8:02AM2.38m | 8:30PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.83m | 1:04AM0.89m | 1:23PM0.76m | 1:57AM0.78m | 2:12PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6072 | 5021 | 4075 | 3151 | 2444 | 2070 | 1858 | 1668 | 1594 | 1440 | 1376 | 1207 | 1087 | 942 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1064 | 1850 | 7075 | 11828 | 9911 | 8067 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 200 | 256 | 256 | 186 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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