Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 603 | 617 | 440 | 427 | 543 | 579 | 2084 | 2682 | 2887 | 2791 | 2445 | 2025 | 1809 | 1427 | 778 | 1952 | 2214 | 1938 | 1484 | 1294 | 1136 | 1082 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:22PM2.47m | 3:43AM2.55m | 4:26PM2.48m | 4:49AM2.53m | 5:35PM2.54m | 6:00AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.51m | 9:37PM0.66m | 10:13AM0.52m | 10:42PM0.66m | 11:17AM0.50m | 11:51PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 569 | 603 | 617 | 440 | 427 | 543 | 579 | 2084 | 2682 | 2887 | 2791 | 2445 | 2025 | 1809 | 1427 | 778 | 1952 | 2214 | 1938 | 1484 | 1294 | 1136 | 1082 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 67 | 124 | 165 | 307 | 304 | — | — | — | 142 | 36 | 369 | 608 | 848 | 768 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 80 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 44 | 58 | 70 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 116 | 127 | 200 | 272 | 205 | 205 | 127 | 127 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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