Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 198 | 392 | 190 | 290 | 508 | 2914 | 993 | 3820 | 4059 | 4255 | 4277 | 4128 | 4324 | 4701 | 1093 | 1038 | 1055 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:05AM2.93m | 12:26PM2.75m | 00:42AM2.86m | 1:06PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.26m | 6:23AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.33m | 7:03AM0.29m | 7:19PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 20 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 337 | 198 | 392 | 190 | 186 | 490 | — | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1093 | 778 | 590 | 595 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 85 | 108 | 153 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 929 | 1038 | 1055 | 822 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | N 6 | WSW 18 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 65 | 1 | 64 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 508 | 2914 | 441 | 3820 | 4059 | 4255 | 4277 | 4128 | 4324 | 4701 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 48 | 6 | 48 | 186 | 186 | 230 | 248 | 258 | 196 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 242 | 132 | 155 | 145 | 88 | 48 |
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