Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
!
!
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1220
998
710
546
272
273
265
402
350
644
620
566
543
536
565
437
401
317
307
246
265
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
0
W
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:32PM2.59m
7:02AM2.55m
7:38PM2.78m
8:05AM2.71m
8:34PM2.98m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.56m
00:49AM0.57m
1:15PM0.42m
1:53AM0.38m
2:14PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
11
12
11
9
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