Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
5.5
W
13
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1499
963
727
703
1039
2004
9055
11584
9997
7711
6072
5021
4075
3151
2444
2070
1858
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
55
SW
55
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:10AM2.20m
6:50PM2.33m
7:11AM2.27m
7:44PM2.44m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.95m
12:26PM0.83m
1:04AM0.89m
1:23PM0.76m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
6
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
9
Feels °C
9
8
6
4
4
0
1
-1
1
4
6
7
7
5
6
7
4
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