Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2490 | 2088 | 2088 | 3659 | 3566 | 2991 | 2634 | 2136 | 1969 | 1860 | 1826 | 1690 | 1538 | 1393 | 1393 | 1204 | 1187 | 1204 | 1106 | 1106 | 1091 | 1130 | 996 | 982 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:33PM3.12m | 11:56AM3.09m | 00:12AM3.06m | 12:35PM3.03m | 00:53AM2.93m | 1:19PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM-0.03m | 6:07PM0.08m | 6:28AM0.04m | 6:51PM0.17m | 7:12AM0.18m | 7:39PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 300 | 448 | 432 | — | — | 2991 | 2634 | 2136 | 1969 | 1860 | 1826 | 1690 | 1538 | 1393 | 1393 | 1204 | 1187 | 1204 | 1106 | 1106 | 1091 | 1130 | 996 | 982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2490 | 2088 | 2088 | 3659 | 3566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 196 | 243 | 248 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 220 | 132 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 297 | 297 | 156 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 106 | 297 | 252 | 221 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ruapuke surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest