Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 233 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 190 | 190 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 120 | 117 | 133 | 126 | 183 | 200 | 224 | 222 | 209 | 413 | 551 | 651 | 778 | 756 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:15AM2.65m | 8:31PM2.75m | 8:58AM2.77m | 9:12PM2.80m | 9:37AM2.86m | 9:51PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.38m | 2:19PM0.44m | 2:44AM0.28m | 3:05PM0.36m | 3:25AM0.22m | 3:47PM0.31m | 4:03AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 241 | 233 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 37 | 190 | 190 | 173 | 136 | 133 | 120 | 117 | 133 | 126 | 183 | 68 | 66 | 222 | 196 | 228 | 181 | 651 | 778 | 756 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 90 | 73 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 413 | 551 | 140 | 113 | 73 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 12 | WSW 16 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 44 | — | 3 | 85 | 46 | 55 | 72 | 38 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 224 | — | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 147 | 141 | 141 | 117 | 116 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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