Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2°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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
!
4
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1976
1349
811
651
549
624
746
663
425
551
534
454
366
326
265
197
246
273
319
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM2.58m
6:59AM2.52m
7:29PM2.78m
7:56AM2.71m
8:20PM2.97m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.56m
1:06PM0.45m
1:43AM0.35m
2:02PM0.26m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
6
7
10
9
9
10
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