Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 936 | 651 | 565 | 696 | 783 | 671 | 754 | 687 | 669 | 465 | 803 | 929 | 894 | 827 | 795 | 773 | 660 | 642 | 534 | 504 | 482 | 402 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.75m | 7:27AM2.80m | 8:01PM2.92m | 8:22AM2.90m | 8:54PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.53m | 12:48PM0.31m | 1:17AM0.39m | 1:43PM0.19m | 2:14AM0.25m | 2:37PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1055 | 936 | 651 | 565 | 696 | 783 | 671 | 754 | 687 | 669 | 465 | 803 | 929 | 894 | 827 | 795 | 773 | 660 | 642 | 534 | 504 | 482 | 402 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 18 | WSW 5 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 67 | — | 222 | 160 | — | — | 131 | 73 | 45 | 33 | 222 | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 43 | 72 | 68 | 399 | 300 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 194 | 186 | 311 | 51 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 49 | 116 | 150 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 132 | 132 | 230 | 132 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 225 | 248 | 225 | 225 | 221 |
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