Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.1
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1
WSW
11
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
1076
1360
2277
2104
1750
980
516
418
341
283
322
214
637
537
568
583
616
893
1009
1422
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
30
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:53AM3.14m
11:10PM3.10m
11:35AM3.16m
11:54PM3.04m
12:20PM3.10m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.03m
5:24AM-0.05m
5:50PM0.05m
6:09AM0.02m
6:38PM0.14m
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:18
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7:49
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7:50
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7:51
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 mm
7
5
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1
2
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1
1
2
2
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Temp °C
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
7
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
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