Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
!
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
W
14
2
W
14
2.2
W
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1652
1509
1482
1344
1460
1307
1088
1007
850
953
1195
1666
2023
1220
833
1051
1585
1418
3760
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:57AM2.78m
1:26PM2.69m
1:48AM2.60m
2:23PM2.54m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.36m
7:20AM0.35m
7:47PM0.52m
8:15AM0.52m
8:50PM0.68m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
4
4
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
9
7
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