Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 735 | 631 | 497 | 352 | 269 | 785 | 720 | 838 | 715 | 1082 | 1509 | 2673 | 4581 | 4370 | 3834 | 3496 | 3167 | 2338 | 1793 | 1295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.70m | 10:23PM2.90m | 10:39AM2.76m | 10:57PM2.95m | 11:14AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.31m | 4:35AM0.32m | 4:45PM0.25m | 5:11AM0.25m | 5:21PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 792 | 735 | 631 | 497 | 77 | 269 | 520 | 720 | 361 | 356 | — | — | 2673 | 4581 | 4370 | 3834 | 3496 | 3167 | 2338 | 1793 | 1295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 19 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 72 | 352 | 190 | 117 | 443 | 73 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | — | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 52 | — | — | 240 | 785 | — | 838 | 715 | 1082 | 1509 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 120 | 141 | 95 | 0 | 227 | 172 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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