Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 541 | 1649 | 1977 | 1632 | 1682 | 1280 | 3366 | 3345 | 3444 | 3111 | 2865 | 2576 | 2170 | 1780 | 1572 | 1292 | 1010 | 834 | 712 | 702 | 480 | 453 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.73m | 1:37PM2.53m | 1:56AM2.67m | 2:26PM2.49m | 2:45AM2.60m | 3:22PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.47m | 7:36AM0.45m | 7:49PM0.54m | 8:22AM0.48m | 8:39PM0.61m | 9:14AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 221 | 541 | 1649 | 1977 | 1632 | 1682 | 1210 | 3366 | 3345 | 3444 | 3111 | 2865 | 2576 | 2170 | 1780 | 1572 | 1292 | 1010 | 834 | 712 | 702 | 480 | 453 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | W 22 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 427 | 380 | — | 38 | 270 | 745 | 1280 | 967 | 573 | 433 | 294 | 197 | 118 | 100 | 68 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 67 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 11 | — | — | — | 221 | 1245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 94 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 147 | 175 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 9 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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