Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 813 | 907 | 907 | 813 | 793 | 644 | 749 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 542 | 1348 | 1382 | 1531 | 1493 | 1437 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.76m | 8:39AM2.70m | 8:58PM2.90m | 9:23AM2.86m | 9:39PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.51m | 1:51PM0.47m | 2:25AM0.33m | 2:43PM0.32m | 3:11AM0.18m | 3:29PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 813 | 907 | 907 | 813 | 793 | 644 | 749 | 749 | 783 | 783 | 715 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 542 | 1348 | 1382 | 1531 | 1493 | 1437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 39 | 50 | 51 | 73 | 493 | 70 | 50 | 35 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 120 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 150 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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