Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 125 | 196 | 1135 | 1499 | 942 | 682 | 646 | 966 | 1960 | 8496 | 11401 | 9651 | 7817 | 6155 | 5088 | 4129 | 3197 | 2444 | 2070 | 1728 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.27m | 6:10AM2.20m | 6:50PM2.33m | 7:11AM2.27m | 7:44PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.84m | 00:03AM0.95m | 12:26PM0.83m | 1:04AM0.89m | 1:23PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 172 | 43 | 193 | 217 | 1499 | 942 | 189 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6155 | 5088 | 4129 | 3197 | 2444 | 2070 | 1728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 125 | 196 | — | 26 | 101 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 52 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 69 | 176 | 1135 | — | — | 682 | 646 | 966 | 1960 | 8496 | 11401 | 9651 | 7817 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 175 | 175 | 129 | 193 | 117 | 209 | 248 | 200 | 175 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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