Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 331 | 407 | 394 | 394 | 339 | 311 | 249 | 188 | 133 | 140 | 158 | 157 | 188 | 325 | 261 | 417 | 475 | 2909 | 3293 | 3752 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:37AM2.80m | 9:54PM2.99m | 10:12AM2.89m | 10:27PM3.06m | 10:46AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.14m | 4:40AM0.08m | 4:53PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 320 | 331 | 407 | 394 | 394 | 339 | 311 | 249 | 188 | 112 | 75 | 158 | 82 | 141 | 256 | 235 | 307 | 304 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 19 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 233 | 213 | 213 | 207 | 187 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 149 | 96 | 117 | 73 | 157 | 188 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 133 | 140 | 33 | 18 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 113 | 325 | 261 | 417 | 475 | 2909 | 3293 | 3752 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 119 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 248 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 88 | 116 | 116 | 175 | 147 | 135 | 140 |
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