Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
980
983
983
943
1718
1675
1613
1364
1237
1091
1076
943
822
799
746
622
604
522
522
654
645
519
485
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:26AM2.63m
1:53PM2.52m
2:11AM2.41m
2:44PM2.35m
3:05AM2.23m
3:48PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.52m
8:12PM0.71m
8:36AM0.72m
9:06PM0.90m
9:33AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
10
12
12
10
10
8
9
9
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
1
1
4
6
8
5
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
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