Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 476 | 426 | 288 | 172 | 140 | 208 | 903 | 1119 | 918 | 773 | 1031 | 1202 | 4659 | 8484 | 9971 | 8882 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:02AM2.21m | 5:47PM2.27m | 6:10AM2.20m | 6:50PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.93m | 11:24AM0.84m | 00:03AM0.95m | 12:26PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 569 | 476 | 426 | 288 | 172 | 46 | 208 | 189 | 1119 | 101 | 189 | — | 423 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 25 | 50 | 126 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 36 | 100 | 903 | — | 918 | 773 | 1031 | 1202 | 4659 | 8484 | 9971 | 8882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 294 | 221 | 115 | 295 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 175 | 175 | 117 | 117 | 248 | 248 | 292 | 258 | 123 |
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