Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 326 | 351 | 504 | 481 | 417 | 1081 | 1150 | 1241 | 715 | 612 | 557 | 427 | 427 | 439 | 367 | 929 | 249 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55PM2.24m | 6:32AM2.17m | 6:57PM2.37m | 7:28AM2.34m | 7:46PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.90m | 12:36PM0.87m | 1:12AM0.73m | 1:29PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 326 | 351 | 504 | 481 | 417 | 1081 | 1150 | — | 715 | 612 | 557 | 427 | 427 | 439 | 367 | 9 | 249 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 20 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 23 | W 22 | — | W 22 | W 20 |
| kJ | 331 | 72 | 47 | 7 | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 120 | 86 | 84 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1241 | 143 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 146 | 929 | 236 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 249 | 297 | 295 | 221 | 132 | 48 | 48 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 186 | 242 | 221 |
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