Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 330 | 390 | 127 | 173 | 163 | 123 | 94 | 321 | 389 | 501 | 561 | 683 | 663 | 653 | 551 | 498 | 386 | 217 | 175 | 255 | 619 | 1175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00AM2.46m | 3:36PM2.36m | 3:57AM2.30m | 4:39PM2.28m | 5:02AM2.21m | 5:47PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.65m | 9:54PM0.83m | 10:23AM0.78m | 10:57PM0.93m | 11:24AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 317 | 330 | 390 | 127 | 94 | 56 | 123 | 83 | 321 | 389 | 501 | 561 | 683 | 663 | 653 | 551 | 498 | 386 | 217 | 38 | 80 | 280 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 74 | 81 | 94 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 175 | 87 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 127 | 173 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 35 | 255 | 619 | 1175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 132 | 132 | 212 | 132 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 221 | 212 | 221 | 115 | 225 | 221 | 294 | 221 | 175 |
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