Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 362 | 261 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 258 | 233 | 217 | 188 | 142 | 134 | 269 | 677 | 907 | 1048 | 1051 | 1025 | 1041 | 838 | 696 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:28AM2.34m | 7:46PM2.54m | 8:14AM2.53m | 8:29PM2.71m | 8:55AM2.74m | 9:09PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.71m | 1:59AM0.53m | 2:16PM0.53m | 2:41AM0.33m | 2:58PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 439 | 362 | 261 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 258 | 233 | 217 | 188 | 142 | 84 | 53 | 677 | 907 | 1048 | 1051 | 1025 | 1041 | 838 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 136 | 133 | 269 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 67 | 194 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 134 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 66 | 129 | 158 | 166 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 106 | 186 | 186 | 221 | 212 | 132 | 48 | 9 | 298 | 302 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 225 |
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