Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

Ruapuke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ruapuke today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
537
522
506
427
421
390
321
261
389
390
134
159
154
123
94
321
384
501
561
595
663
560
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11AM2.66m
2:41PM2.49m
3:00AM2.46m
3:36PM2.36m
3:57AM2.30m
4:39PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.49m
8:58PM0.68m
9:27AM0.65m
9:54PM0.83m
10:23AM0.78m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
8
8
7
10
10
8
9
8
8
8
10
9
8
6
6
9
9
10
10
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