Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
3
4
!
!
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
123
159
217
378
670
1116
1045
725
557
365
331
265
350
350
644
620
566
543
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:14PM2.47m
5:47AM2.43m
6:32PM2.59m
7:02AM2.55m
7:38PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.70m
12:08PM0.56m
00:49AM0.57m
1:15PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
10
11
12
12
11
11
9
10
9
9
10
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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