
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4951 | 6275 | 6463 | 6505 | 6463 | 6347 | 5562 | 4744 | 4204 | 3622 | 3175 | 2449 | 2144 | 1728 | 1491 | 1859 | 1008 | 1781 | 1591 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04AM2.05m | 5:47PM2.21m | 6:18AM2.17m | 6:47PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM1.06m | 11:19AM0.99m | 00:04AM0.96m | 12:23PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
— | — | 6463 | 6505 | 6463 | 6347 | 5562 | 4744 | 4204 | 3622 | 3175 | 2449 | 2144 | 1728 | 1491 | — | — | — | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
4951 | 6275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1859 | 1008 | 1781 | 1591 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 196 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 221 | 248 | 297 | 297 | 200 | 248 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 248 | 282 | 212 | 88 |
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