Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 83 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 70 | 62 | 78 | 92 | 107 | 130 | 147 | 191 | 237 | 315 | 871 | 1850 | 1412 | 926 | 486 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.46m | 4:25AM2.42m | 5:14PM2.47m | 5:47AM2.43m | 6:32PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.58m | 10:18PM0.72m | 10:54AM0.62m | 11:36PM0.70m | 12:08PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 83 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 31 | 62 | 78 | 92 | 107 | 130 | 147 | 191 | 237 | 315 | 871 | 1850 | 1412 | 926 | 486 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | W 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 146 | 217 | 315 | 385 | 296 | 365 | 468 | 381 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | SW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | — | 8 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 28 | 30 | — | — | 119 | 112 | — | 104 | 293 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 221 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
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