Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.8°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
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)
2.3
WNW
8
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
1256
1767
1992
1981
1981
3041
4126
5025
5072
4462
4140
3593
3296
3072
2684
2482
2320
2162
2076
1822
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
45
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:23PM2.24m
6:49AM2.20m
7:21PM2.39m
7:41AM2.35m
8:07PM2.56m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.94m
00:38AM0.96m
12:58PM0.83m
1:33AM0.80m
1:48PM0.67m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
4
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
8
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ruapuke surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest