Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
2
!
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)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.8
W
11
2.1
W
14
2.1
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1204
1091
970
943
822
668
569
537
440
273
269
326
265
373
454
647
826
1822
702
837
1059
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
30
N
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:54AM2.89m
00:09AM2.78m
12:31PM2.73m
00:47AM2.58m
1:11PM2.54m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.33m
6:26AM0.36m
6:48PM0.53m
7:05AM0.57m
7:31PM0.73m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
11
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
7
9
9
6
6
4
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