Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 34 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 65 | 87 | 148 | 172 | 196 | 227 | 815 | 1210 | 1075 | 880 | 579 | 537 | 518 | 432 | 652 | 622 | 1494 | 2223 | 2395 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:58PM2.80m | 12:15PM2.61m | 00:34AM2.77m | 12:54PM2.57m | 1:13AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.39m | 6:14AM0.43m | 6:24PM0.42m | 6:53AM0.43m | 7:04PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 34 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 65 | 87 | 148 | 172 | 196 | 227 | 815 | 90 | 1075 | 880 | 579 | 537 | 518 | 432 | 652 | 268 | 1494 | 2223 | 2395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 22 | — | W 19 |
| kJ | 50 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 53 | 30 | 156 | 222 | 318 | 290 | 350 | 337 | 375 | 622 | 38 | — | 556 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 24 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 110 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 134 | — | 1210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 460 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 248 | 227 | 141 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 9 | 95 | 95 | 141 | 120 | 117 | 117 |
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