Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 200 | 237 | 303 | 366 | 431 | 394 | 431 | 431 | 315 | 441 | 554 | 803 | 1038 | 1237 | 5387 | 5434 | 5728 | 6444 | 6257 | 7058 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.71m | 8:20PM2.97m | 8:43AM2.88m | 9:03PM3.11m | 9:25AM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.26m | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:50PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:33PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 265 | 200 | 237 | 303 | 366 | 431 | 394 | 431 | 431 | 286 | 441 | 554 | 803 | 592 | 717 | 5387 | 5434 | 5728 | — | 6257 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 26 | 26 | 192 | 190 | 184 | 232 | 307 | 413 | 315 | 283 | 170 | 388 | 1038 | 1178 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 10 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 23 | WSW 14 | W 21 | WSW 10 | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 29 | 132 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 107 | 332 | 72 | 761 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | 99 | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | 6444 | — | 7058 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 95 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 121 | 127 | 116 | 129 | 116 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 123 | 140 |
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