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West Ruggedy Beach

Stewart Island / Rakiura Community, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Well overhead (4 m) at 13 s, heading toward ENE, with strong cross-onshore wind toward NE.

Swell

4 m

ENE

13 s

Wind

42 km/h

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.6 m

Falling

Weather

7 °C

Light drizzle

12 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	2.8 m · 13 s	ENE	42 km/h · 96 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1 m	Drizzle · 6 °C
1 AM	Good	2.8 m · 13 s	ENE	45 km/h · 102 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
2 AM	Good	2.8 m · 14 s	ENE	46 km/h · 106 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.1 m	Snow showers · 6 °C
3 AM	Good	2.9 m · 14 s	ENE	48 km/h · 106 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
4 AM	Good	3.3 m · 14 s	ENE	47 km/h · 103 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
5 AM	Fair	3.7 m · 13 s	ENE	44 km/h · 103 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
6 AM	Fair	4 m · 13 s	ENE	42 km/h · 96 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
7 AM	Fair	4.5 m · 13 s	ENE	41 km/h · 90 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 7 °C
8 AM	Fair	4.9 m · 13 s	ENE	39 km/h · 88 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.5 m	Partly cloudy · 7 °C
9 AM	Fair	5.4 m · 13 s	ENE	39 km/h · 90 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 8 °C
10 AM	Fair	5.4 m · 13 s	ENE	37 km/h · 90 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 8 °C
11 AM	Fair	5.4 m · 13 s	ENE	35 km/h · 81 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 8 °C
12 PM	Fair	5.4 m · 12 s	ENE	33 km/h · 77 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
1 PM	Fair	5.3 m · 12 s	ENE	31 km/h · 74 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
2 PM	Fair	5.1 m · 12 s	ENE	29 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
3 PM	Poor	5 m · 12 s	ENE	28 km/h · 62 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
4 PM	Poor	4.8 m · 12 s	ENE	26 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.2 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
5 PM	Poor	4.6 m · 12 s	ENE	25 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
6 PM	Poor	4.5 m · 12 s	ENE	27 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.5 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
7 PM	Poor	4.3 m · 12 s	ENE	28 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.5 m	Overcast · 9 °C
8 PM	Poor	4.1 m · 12 s	ENE	29 km/h · 62 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
9 PM	Poor	3.9 m · 12 s	ENE	32 km/h · 64 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
10 PM	Poor	3.8 m · 11 s	ENE	35 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
11 PM	Poor	3.7 m · 11 s	ENE	36 km/h · 74 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C