Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 314 | 590 | 1073 | 1360 | 2277 | 2129 | 1750 | 883 | 516 | 418 | 327 | 283 | 266 | 750 | 534 | 600 | 639 | 612 | 624 | 635 | 961 | 1256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:53AM3.14m | 11:10PM3.10m | 11:35AM3.16m | 11:54PM3.04m | 12:20PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM-0.05m | 5:05PM0.03m | 5:24AM-0.05m | 5:50PM0.05m | 6:09AM0.02m | 6:38PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 201 | 201 | 99 | 187 | 563 | — | — | 1750 | 883 | 516 | 418 | 307 | 283 | 229 | — | — | — | 141 | 143 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 91 | 86 | 51 | — | — | — | 42 | 289 | 450 | 375 | 327 | 270 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 192 | 187 | 178 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 314 | 590 | 1073 | 1360 | 2277 | 2129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 750 | 534 | 600 | 639 | 612 | 624 | 635 | 961 | 1256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 138 | 147 | 117 | 212 | 329 | 117 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 127 | 252 | 248 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 230 | 201 | 292 | 249 |
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