Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 273 | 207 | 160 | 160 | 158 | 589 | 905 | 1051 | 1135 | 1152 | 742 | 752 | 651 | 1025 | 1038 | 906 | 860 | 669 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM3.03m | 11:28PM2.96m | 11:48AM2.98m | 00:02AM2.85m | 12:23PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.06m | 5:26PM0.16m | 5:42AM0.14m | 6:02PM0.26m | 6:17AM0.26m | 6:39PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 167 | 127 | 91 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 97 | 116 | 589 | 905 | 1051 | 1135 | 1152 | 742 | 752 | 651 | 1025 | 1038 | 906 | 860 | 669 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 19 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 371 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 273 | 207 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 122 | 134 | 144 | 118 | — | 87 | 87 | 68 | 55 | 60 | — | — | 118 | 651 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 20 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 29 | 30 | 108 | 160 | 160 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 487 | 408 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 75 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 186 | 48 | 48 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 116 | 129 | 0 | 129 | 150 | 201 | 221 | 221 | 169 | 118 |
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