Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
355
307
265
192
81
77
135
135
202
217
151
98
92
90
81
79
91
90
201
259
335
478
472
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:42AM2.41m
4:20PM2.57m
5:03AM2.35m
5:38PM2.54m
6:20AM2.40m
6:46PM2.60m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.62m
10:51PM0.61m
11:15AM0.66m
00:02AM0.58m
12:25PM0.62m
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
17
18
18
15
14
14
14
16
20
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20
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16
15
15
16
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18
19
18
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
12
14
15
12
11
11
12
14
19
18
20
15
14
13
13
15
19
18
19
17
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