Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.7
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
330
390
127
173
163
123
94
321
389
501
561
683
663
653
551
498
386
217
175
255
619
1175
Wind (km/h)
0
E
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:00AM2.46m
3:36PM2.36m
3:57AM2.30m
4:39PM2.28m
5:02AM2.21m
5:47PM2.27m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.65m
9:54PM0.83m
10:23AM0.78m
10:57PM0.93m
11:24AM0.84m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
2
5
5
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
10
9
6
6
9
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
5
7
7
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