Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
704
622
622
522
514
506
499
421
468
408
573
823
928
907
834
803
803
793
793
813
867
867
661
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
W
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:15AM2.29m
5:59PM2.48m
6:41AM2.36m
7:13PM2.60m
7:47AM2.53m
8:11PM2.76m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.73m
11:33AM0.71m
00:23AM0.66m
12:48PM0.62m
1:30AM0.51m
1:51PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
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7:28
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7:28
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7:29
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Temp °C
10
10
9
10
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
4
6
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
12
9
11
11
9
9
9
11
11
11
13
12
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