Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 579 | 497 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 259 | 254 | 254 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 228 | 376 | 886 | 825 | 887 | 735 | 735 | 631 | 580 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM2.50m | 9:11PM2.70m | 9:26AM2.61m | 9:48PM2.81m | 10:03AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.65m | 2:54PM0.52m | 3:22AM0.52m | 3:33PM0.40m | 4:00AM0.41m | 4:09PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 669 | 579 | 497 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 259 | 254 | 254 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 376 | 886 | 825 | 887 | 735 | 735 | 631 | 580 | 357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 85 | 142 | 228 | 195 | — | 3 | — | 15 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 95 | 0 |
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