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East 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-shore wind toward NE.

Swell

4 m

ENE

13 s

Wind

44 km/h

Cross-shore

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	43 km/h · 107 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
1 AM	Good	2.8 m · 13 s	ENE	47 km/h · 113 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
2 AM	Good	2.8 m · 14 s	ENE	50 km/h · 116 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
3 AM	Good	2.9 m · 14 s	ENE	48 km/h · 113 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 8 °C
4 AM	Good	3.3 m · 14 s	ENE	48 km/h · 115 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.4 m	Snow showers · 7 °C
5 AM	Fair	3.7 m · 13 s	ENE	46 km/h · 115 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
6 AM	Fair	4 m · 13 s	ENE	44 km/h · 106 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 7 °C
7 AM	Fair	4.5 m · 13 s	ENE	42 km/h · 101 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 8 °C
8 AM	Fair	4.9 m · 13 s	ENE	42 km/h · 97 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Partly cloudy · 8 °C
9 AM	Fair	5.4 m · 13 s	ENE	41 km/h · 102 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
10 AM	Fair	5.4 m · 13 s	ENE	39 km/h · 97 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
11 AM	Fair	5.4 m · 13 s	ENE	37 km/h · 92 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
12 PM	Fair	5.4 m · 12 s	ENE	35 km/h · 87 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
1 PM	Fair	5.3 m · 12 s	ENE	34 km/h · 83 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
2 PM	Fair	5.1 m · 12 s	ENE	31 km/h · 79 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
3 PM	Poor	5 m · 12 s	ENE	30 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
4 PM	Poor	4.8 m · 12 s	ENE	29 km/h · 71 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 10 °C
5 PM	Poor	4.6 m · 12 s	ENE	29 km/h · 68 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
6 PM	Poor	4.5 m · 12 s	ENE	30 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.5 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
7 PM	Poor	4.3 m · 12 s	ENE	32 km/h · 71 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.5 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
8 PM	Poor	4.1 m · 12 s	ENE	34 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
9 PM	Poor	3.9 m · 12 s	ENE	36 km/h · 80 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
10 PM	Poor	3.8 m · 11 s	ENE	37 km/h · 85 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
11 PM	Poor	3.7 m · 11 s	ENE	35 km/h · 83 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	1 m	Overcast · 10 °C