Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
9
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
1.8
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
133
140
158
162
188
256
333
471
2818
3580
3381
3847
4272
4490
3809
4739
5083
4918
4827
4682
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:12AM2.89m
10:27PM3.06m
10:46AM2.95m
11:01PM3.07m
11:21AM2.96m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.14m
4:40AM0.08m
4:53PM0.12m
5:16AM0.06m
5:31PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
14
12
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
5
6
6
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