Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
!
!
0
0
!
!
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2398
2170
1780
1572
1121
956
834
712
702
603
453
342
331
862
889
736
2054
2582
2682
2550
2025
1724
1332
1227
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:26PM2.49m
2:45AM2.60m
3:22PM2.47m
3:43AM2.55m
4:26PM2.48m
4:49AM2.53m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.48m
8:39PM0.61m
9:14AM0.51m
9:37PM0.66m
10:13AM0.52m
10:42PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
8
5
6
7
6
6
4
4
3
2
3
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2398
2170
1780
1572
1121
956
834
712
702
603
453
342
331
862
889
736
2054
2582
2682
2550
2025
1724
1332
1227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.3
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.4
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.7
W
19
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
W
19
1.1
W
18
Energy kJ
132
69
53
44
32
23
15
9
6
2
67
124
163
307
304
476
142
36
369
608
848
768
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
9
9
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
4
5
2
23
56
72
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
9
9
9
6
6
0
6
6
6
48
116
116
48
9
48
6
116
116
154
116
116
116
116
9
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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