Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 595 | 577 | 569 | 476 | 426 | 288 | 172 | 125 | 373 | 885 | 1119 | 898 | 1128 | 1947 | 3353 | 6733 | 9228 | 9588 | 8510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 595 | 577 | 569 | 476 | 426 | 288 | 172 | 43 | 196 | 214 | 1119 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | — | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | 125 | — | 8 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 69 | 373 | 885 | — | 898 | 1128 | 1947 | 3353 | 6733 | 9228 | 9588 | 8510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 0 | 48 | 212 | 221 | 115 | 225 | 313 | 221 | 221 | 175 | 175 | 117 | 120 | 186 | 286 | 256 | 256 | 116 |
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