Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
465 | 803 | 929 | 894 | 827 | 795 | 773 | 660 | 642 | 624 | 504 | 482 | 402 | 402 | 359 | 432 | 653 | 540 | 527 | 494 | 462 | 443 | 2318 | 1382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.80m | 8:01PM2.92m | 8:22AM2.90m | 8:54PM3.06m | 9:16AM2.97m | 9:45PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.19m | 2:14AM0.25m | 2:37PM0.09m | 3:09AM0.14m | 3:30PM0.02m | 4:02AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
465 | 803 | 929 | 894 | 827 | 795 | 773 | 660 | 642 | 624 | 504 | 482 | 402 | 402 | 331 | 432 | 653 | 540 | 527 | 494 | 462 | 443 | 2318 | 1382 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 6 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | WSW 10 |
222 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 122 | 194 | 186 | 44 | 399 | 300 | 359 | 220 | 58 | — | 64 | 72 | 75 | 97 | — | 370 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 363 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 50 | — | — | 51 | 64 | 58 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 225 | 225 | 248 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 248 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 249 | 220 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
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