Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4584
5264
5703
6019
6253
6081
6484
6506
6101
5711
4875
4278
3720
3158
2713
2390
2182
1933
1803
1605
1781
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM2.96m
11:36PM3.03m
11:58AM2.92m
00:14AM2.93m
12:39PM2.82m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.14m
5:53AM0.10m
6:11PM0.23m
6:34AM0.21m
6:55PM0.36m
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rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
5
6
5
6
7
7
8
7
9
8
8
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