Ruapuke Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Ruapuke

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
!
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.4
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
688
688
904
1328
1356
1391
1230
1139
906
768
424
384
448
983
596
614
662
950
1121
990
846
612
567
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM2.66m
12:36PM2.46m
1:00AM2.60m
1:20PM2.40m
1:44AM2.55m
2:10PM2.35m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.60m
6:47PM0.58m
7:21AM0.64m
7:32PM0.64m
8:08AM0.65m
8:22PM0.69m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
13
11
11
10
8
6
8
5
9
10
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
0.4
SW
13
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
710
688
688
904
1328
1356
42
1230
1139
906
768
424
384
341
236
236
184
67
53
990
846
612
567
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
9
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
15
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
W
21
Energy kJ
21
40
36
46
45
44
44
42
43
40
372
287
27
64
61
59
11
4
40
31
75
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
7
7
38
22
14
11
53
25
82
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
10
1.4
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
1391
448
983
596
614
662
950
1121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
54
117
221
330
306
221
221
117
116
116
120
201
117
117
116
117
116
116
116
48
9
48
48
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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