Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
W
19
1.3
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
331
407
394
394
339
311
249
188
133
140
158
157
188
325
261
417
475
2909
3293
3752
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:37AM2.80m
9:54PM2.99m
10:12AM2.89m
10:27PM3.06m
10:46AM2.95m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.22m
4:06AM0.16m
4:17PM0.14m
4:40AM0.08m
4:53PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
6
7
6
5
4
6
6
6
6
5
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