Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 506 | 499 | 421 | 468 | 408 | 573 | 823 | 928 | 907 | 834 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 813 | 907 | 907 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.48m | 6:41AM2.36m | 7:13PM2.60m | 7:47AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.66m | 12:48PM0.62m | 1:30AM0.51m | 1:51PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 514 | 506 | 499 | 421 | 468 | 408 | 573 | 823 | 928 | 907 | 834 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 813 | 907 | 907 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 19 | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 118 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 48 |
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