Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 226 | 147 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 194 | 371 | 727 | 1374 | 1773 | 1752 | 1888 | 1932 | 2860 | 5138 | 5752 | 5827 | 4875 | 4140 | 3835 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:07PM2.17m | 5:39AM2.10m | 6:23PM2.24m | 6:49AM2.20m | 7:21PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.97m | 11:29PM1.04m | 11:56AM0.94m | 00:38AM0.96m | 12:58PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 459 | 226 | 147 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 96 | 135 | — | 1773 | 156 | 160 | — | — | 5138 | 5752 | 5827 | 4875 | 4140 | 3835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | 65 | 117 | 54 | — | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 29 | 43 | 37 | 46 | 94 | 194 | 371 | 727 | 1374 | — | 1752 | 1888 | 1932 | 2860 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 249 | 249 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 117 | 127 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 248 |
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