Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 367 | 732 | 600 | 583 | 555 | 516 | 541 | 567 | 853 | 2570 | 2826 | 3443 | 3463 | 3393 | 3528 | 5530 | 3026 | 3716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:54PM3.04m | 12:20PM3.10m | 00:41AM2.92m | 1:08PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.02m | 6:38PM0.14m | 6:58AM0.16m | 7:31PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | 229 | — | — | 143 | 143 | 141 | 213 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 327 | 367 | 732 | 600 | 583 | 555 | 516 | 541 | 567 | 853 | 2570 | 2826 | 3443 | 3463 | 3393 | 3528 | 5530 | 3026 | 3716 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 127 | 242 | 249 | 249 | 230 | 117 | 127 | 127 | 175 | 147 | 292 | 317 | 292 | 292 | 292 |
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