Ruapuke Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Ruapuke

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (03 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
!
1
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
W
8
0.7
WSW
11
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
155
240
374
283
131
91
119
158
209
302
373
619
787
741
821
1042
1175
1224
1163
922
799
765
734
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38PM2.72m
11:54AM2.53m
00:18AM2.66m
12:36PM2.46m
1:00AM2.60m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.46m
5:55AM0.55m
6:06PM0.52m
6:36AM0.60m
6:47PM0.58m
7:21AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
4
5
3
2
3
1
7
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
16
16
17
17
17
15
16
16
18
16
17
15
16
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
13
12
9
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
12
13
12
13
11
12
12
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
W
8
0.9
NW
6
1.3
WNW
7
0.4
SW
11
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.4
SW
13
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
Energy kJ
133
155
240
374
283
131
91
44
158
30
302
373
619
787
741
821
1042
1175
1224
1163
922
41
765
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
W
20
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
51
12
7
98
70
119
44
21
29
42
42
40
36
46
45
68
43
44
42
7
39
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
19
Energy kJ
25
24
12
28
17
51
50
25
24
42
5
8
7
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.5
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
9
Energy kJ
160
142
209
799
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
117
116
116
48
116
0
0
122
120
116
116
115
95
116
117
221
221
221
175
95
116
128
175
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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