Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 246 | 265 | 240 | 227 | 222 | 311 | 200 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 177 | 161 | 139 | 167 | 176 | 564 | 555 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:34PM2.98m | 8:57AM2.87m | 9:22PM3.15m | 9:45AM2.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.19m | 3:06PM0.08m | 3:38AM0.03m | 3:53PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 307 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 129 | 222 | 311 | 200 | 203 | 201 | 196 | 89 | 153 | 139 | 167 | 176 | 564 | 555 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 265 | 240 | 227 | 87 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 50 | 73 | 177 | 161 | 106 | 153 | 131 | 307 | 367 | 457 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | N 5 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 192 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 30 | 66 | 117 | 163 | 167 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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