Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 94 | 321 | 389 | 501 | 561 | 595 | 577 | 569 | 551 | 498 | 454 | 172 | 138 | 466 | 941 | 848 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57AM2.30m | 4:39PM2.28m | 5:02AM2.21m | 5:47PM2.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.83m | 10:23AM0.78m | 10:57PM0.93m | 11:24AM0.84m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 70 | 321 | 389 | 501 | 561 | 595 | 577 | 569 | 551 | 498 | 454 | 172 | 70 | 121 | 226 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 94 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 51 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 58 | 466 | 941 | 848 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 48 | 221 | 212 | 221 | 115 | 225 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 175 |
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