Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1966 | 1776 | 1559 | 1393 | 1204 | 1091 | 970 | 943 | 822 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 440 | 396 | 269 | 219 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:33PM2.96m | 11:54AM2.89m | 00:09AM2.78m | 12:31PM2.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.18m | 6:09PM0.33m | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:48PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1966 | 1776 | 1559 | 1393 | 1204 | 1091 | 970 | 943 | 822 | 668 | 569 | 537 | 440 | 396 | 269 | 219 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 20 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 297 | 106 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 48 | 221 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 212 |
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