Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 447 | 383 | 1081 | 1150 | 1241 | 715 | 612 | 557 | 427 | 427 | 439 | 367 | 779 | 249 | 246 | 269 | 222 | 255 | 237 | 179 | 175 | 134 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.17m | 6:57PM2.37m | 7:28AM2.34m | 7:46PM2.54m | 8:14AM2.53m | 8:29PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.90m | 12:36PM0.87m | 1:12AM0.73m | 1:29PM0.71m | 1:59AM0.53m | 2:16PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 504 | 447 | 383 | 1081 | 1150 | — | 715 | 612 | 557 | 427 | 427 | 439 | 367 | 9 | 249 | 246 | 269 | 222 | 255 | 237 | 179 | 120 | 84 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 23 | W 22 | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 101 | 86 | 79 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 189 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 175 | 133 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 134 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1241 | 130 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 111 | 779 | 193 | 198 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 297 | 221 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 48 | 88 | 127 | 127 | 186 | 186 | 221 | 132 | 132 | 48 | 48 | 197 | 297 | 48 | 0 |
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