Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2169 | 2169 | 2169 | 1728 | 2678 | 3900 | 2588 | 2303 | 1922 | 2872 | 2535 | 2300 | 1982 | 1631 | 1377 | 1220 | 1076 | 1016 | 886 | 756 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.90m | 00:41AM3.04m | 1:05PM2.78m | 1:25AM2.86m | 1:52PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.05m | 6:32PM0.13m | 7:03AM0.17m | 7:19PM0.29m | 7:49AM0.32m | 8:07PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2169 | 2169 | 2169 | 961 | 2678 | 3900 | 2588 | 2303 | 1922 | — | 2535 | 2300 | 1982 | 1631 | 1377 | 1220 | 1076 | 1016 | 886 | 756 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1728 | 226 | — | 247 | 234 | 277 | 2872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 144 | 145 | 186 | 186 | 132 | 155 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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