Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1443
1496
1517
1517
1355
1267
1059
1028
998
878
781
721
623
567
519
282
378
361
400
612
665
732
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM2.51m
8:45PM2.73m
9:02AM2.66m
9:21PM2.88m
9:37AM2.80m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.63m
2:29PM0.50m
2:56AM0.45m
3:07PM0.34m
3:31AM0.29m
3:42PM0.22m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
14
12
9
9
8
8
10
12
11
10
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