Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
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0
0
0
0
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3
4
4
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3173
2903
2649
2696
2427
2228
1966
1776
1559
1393
1275
1275
1091
943
822
712
659
537
434
273
269
219
215
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:18AM3.01m
11:33PM2.96m
11:54AM2.89m
00:09AM2.78m
12:31PM2.73m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.04m
5:31PM0.16m
5:50AM0.18m
6:09PM0.33m
6:26AM0.36m
6:48PM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
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