Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 623 | 558 | 519 | 277 | 328 | 344 | 323 | 398 | 402 | 386 | 339 | 331 | 249 | 183 | 133 | 183 | 180 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.88m | 9:37AM2.80m | 9:54PM2.99m | 10:12AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 721 | 623 | 558 | 519 | 277 | 328 | 344 | 323 | 398 | 402 | 386 | 339 | 331 | 249 | 183 | 112 | 117 | 180 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | NW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 94 | 87 | 86 | 191 | 276 | 233 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 141 | 181 | 178 | 225 | 133 | 96 | 77 | 99 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 133 | 183 | 35 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 252 | 248 | 248 | 120 | 95 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 88 |
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