Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1773 | 1773 | 1526 | 1576 | 1313 | 983 | 1430 | 1444 | 412 | 322 | 280 | 300 | 275 | 287 | 597 | 515 | 591 | 995 | 996 | 997 | 405 | 285 | 532 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:36PM3.20m | 11:00AM2.97m | 11:27PM3.18m | 11:51AM2.90m | 00:17AM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.04m | 5:13PM0.02m | 5:48AM0.07m | 6:04PM0.09m | 6:40AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1773 | 1773 | 1526 | 1576 | 1313 | 983 | — | — | 412 | 322 | 280 | 300 | 275 | 287 | 597 | 515 | 591 | 995 | 188 | 997 | 165 | 154 | 532 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 218 | 148 | 135 | 111 | 163 | 175 | 207 | 99 | — | 132 | 405 | 285 | 159 | 361 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 121 | 7 | 106 | 104 | — | — | — | 183 | 225 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1430 | 1444 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 996 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 249 | 186 | 186 | 168 | 168 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 48 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 0 |
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