Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 78 | 88 | 87 | 110 | 131 | 165 | 217 | 459 | 1000 | 908 | 681 | 575 | 373 | 269 | 254 | 265 | 402 | 350 | 644 | 620 | 566 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25AM2.42m | 5:14PM2.47m | 5:47AM2.43m | 6:32PM2.59m | 7:02AM2.55m | 7:38PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.62m | 11:36PM0.70m | 12:08PM0.56m | 00:49AM0.57m | 1:15PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 62 | 78 | 88 | 87 | 110 | 131 | 165 | 197 | 459 | 1000 | 908 | 681 | 575 | 373 | 260 | 172 | 139 | 402 | 125 | 644 | 620 | 566 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 144 | 217 | 315 | 390 | 308 | 296 | 468 | 341 | 269 | 106 | 265 | 350 | 350 | 37 | 20 | 97 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | NW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 29 | 29 | — | — | 119 | 112 | — | 315 | 110 | 254 | 103 | 95 | 207 | — | — | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 107 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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