Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 2927 | 2985 | 2782 | 2091 | 2135 | 1574 | 1035 | 780 | 313 | 546 | 483 | 368 | 311 | 260 | 215 | 260 | 265 | 371 | 314 | 426 | 187 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM2.54m | 1:40PM2.57m | 1:58AM2.36m | 2:27PM2.40m | 2:50AM2.20m | 3:26PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.59m | 8:01PM0.73m | 8:16AM0.76m | 8:52PM0.88m | 9:10AM0.90m | 9:55PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 418 | 2927 | 2985 | 2782 | 2091 | 2135 | 1574 | 1035 | 780 | 313 | 546 | 483 | 368 | 311 | 260 | 215 | 260 | 265 | 371 | 314 | 7 | 187 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 |
| kJ | 1189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | 50 | 50 | 44 | — | — | 32 | 31 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 426 | 53 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 150 | 150 | 196 | 155 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 7 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 156 | 186 | 132 | 48 |
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