Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 554 | 1109 | 1082 | 1237 | 5038 | 5328 | 5728 | 5958 | 6257 | 6673 | 7019 | 9033 | 8466 | 6997 | 6910 | 6910 | 6997 | 6525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03PM3.11m | 9:25AM3.00m | 9:43PM3.18m | 10:05AM3.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:33PM0.01m | 3:59AM-0.05m | 4:14PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 392 | 377 | 1109 | 266 | 587 | 5038 | 5328 | 5728 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 283 | 554 | 109 | 1082 | 1041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 105 | 332 | 388 | 761 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5958 | 6257 | 6673 | 7019 | 9033 | 8466 | 6997 | 6910 | 6910 | 6997 | 6525 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 117 | 116 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 121 | 116 | 123 | 118 | 186 | 125 | 129 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 207 | 116 |
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