Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1461 | 1298 | 1537 | 1687 | 2758 | 1842 | 1644 | 1479 | 1623 | 1492 | 1434 | 3469 | 3424 | 3308 | 3199 | 3330 | 3475 | 5534 | 4187 | 5616 | 6711 | 7101 | 8029 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29AM2.37m | 1:59PM2.35m | 2:22AM2.19m | 3:02PM2.20m | 3:35AM2.06m | 4:26PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.77m | 8:24PM0.92m | 8:47AM0.93m | 9:32PM1.05m | 10:01AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1461 | 1298 | 1537 | 1687 | 2758 | 1842 | 651 | 674 | 701 | 646 | 1434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 217 | 496 | 586 | 511 | 28 | 19 | 1644 | 1479 | 1623 | 1492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 136 | 93 | 45 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 522 | — | — | — | — | 721 | 3469 | 3424 | 3308 | 3199 | 3330 | 3475 | 5534 | 4187 | 5616 | 6711 | 7101 | 8029 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 140 | 48 | 116 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 117 | 128 | 186 | 248 | 209 | 248 | 248 | 292 | 384 | 175 | 249 | 209 | 200 |
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