Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 644 | 620 | 566 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 437 | 401 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 265 | 240 | 227 | 222 | 311 | 200 | 203 | 201 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:02AM2.55m | 7:38PM2.78m | 8:05AM2.71m | 8:34PM2.98m | 8:57AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.42m | 1:53AM0.38m | 2:14PM0.24m | 2:49AM0.19m | 3:06PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 101 | 644 | 620 | 566 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 437 | 401 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 129 | 222 | 311 | 200 | 203 | 201 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 5 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 350 | 41 | 22 | 104 | 101 | 74 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 265 | 240 | 227 | 87 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 50 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | W 13 | W 22 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 207 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 78 | 136 | 192 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | N 5 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 116 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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