Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 935 | 860 | 929 | 929 | 803 | 793 | 671 | 671 | 671 | 612 | 474 | 481 | 487 | 387 | 371 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 273 | 207 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:02AM2.97m | 10:17PM3.04m | 10:39AM3.03m | 10:53PM3.02m | 11:14AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.13m | 4:30AM0.03m | 4:49PM0.12m | 5:06AM0.06m | 5:26PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 935 | 860 | 929 | 929 | 803 | 793 | 671 | 671 | 165 | 232 | 232 | 481 | 371 | 280 | 206 | 163 | 130 | 97 | 97 | 102 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 123 | 671 | 612 | 474 | — | 487 | 387 | 371 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 273 | 207 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 20 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 30 | 108 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 48 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 48 | 0 |
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