Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.0°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
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0
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3665
3665
3474
3420
3691
3880
4025
3016
2907
2643
2610
2335
2107
2247
3346
2648
1158
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
45
NW
20
N
20
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM2.32m
5:07PM2.44m
5:46AM2.36m
6:27PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.76m
10:42AM0.71m
11:31PM0.72m
12:00PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
5
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
7
11
11
11
12
12
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