Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.4
W
11
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
200
237
303
366
431
394
431
431
315
441
554
803
1038
1237
5387
5434
5728
6444
6257
7058
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
W
35
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:56AM2.71m
8:20PM2.97m
8:43AM2.88m
9:03PM3.11m
9:25AM3.00m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.26m
2:34AM0.16m
2:50PM0.11m
3:18AM0.02m
3:33PM0.01m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
10
10
11
10
11
8
8
8
9
8
7
4
6
5
6
5
4
5
6
6
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