Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
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3
4
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
257
379
511
880
1396
1451
756
813
1019
1558
2228
1708
1687
1665
1644
1281
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
5
NNE
15
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:47AM2.58m
1:11PM2.54m
1:29AM2.37m
1:59PM2.35m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.53m
7:05AM0.57m
7:31PM0.73m
7:50AM0.77m
8:24PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
4
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
9
11
11
13
10
8
8
8
9
13
11
7
4
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