Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | 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 | 366 | 431 | 394 | 431 | 413 | 423 | 381 | 554 | 803 | 1038 | 1237 | 5146 | 5434 | 5728 | 5958 | 6635 | 7058 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.97m | 8:43AM2.88m | 9:03PM3.11m | 9:25AM3.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:50PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:33PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 366 | 431 | 394 | 431 | 373 | 423 | 381 | 554 | 803 | 428 | 598 | 5146 | 5434 | 5728 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 190 | 184 | 232 | 307 | 413 | 315 | 283 | 170 | 388 | 1038 | 1178 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 23 | WSW 14 | W 21 | WSW 10 | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 105 | 332 | 71 | 761 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 369 | — | — | — | — | — | 5958 | 6635 | 7058 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 127 | 129 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 116 | 118 | 116 | 127 |
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