Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 259 | 335 | 485 | 472 | 459 | 439 | 415 | 396 | 390 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 241 | 233 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 144 | 176 | 173 | 202 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46PM2.60m | 7:23AM2.52m | 7:43PM2.67m | 8:15AM2.65m | 8:31PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.62m | 1:04AM0.48m | 1:27PM0.54m | 1:58AM0.38m | 2:19PM0.44m | 2:44AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 201 | 259 | 335 | 485 | 472 | 459 | 439 | 415 | 396 | 390 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 241 | 233 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 37 | 144 | 176 | 173 | 202 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 65 | 85 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 93 | 78 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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