Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2136
2025
1826
1690
1538
1538
1393
1393
1257
1220
1106
1106
1091
956
943
943
834
880
554
568
1003
561
662
697
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:12AM3.06m
12:35PM3.03m
00:53AM2.93m
1:19PM2.91m
1:40AM2.75m
2:10PM2.75m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.04m
6:51PM0.17m
7:12AM0.18m
7:39PM0.33m
8:02AM0.36m
8:36PM0.51m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
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