Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
202
217
151
98
94
88
81
93
91
90
201
259
335
485
472
459
439
408
396
390
326
321
312
241
233
167
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
15
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:03AM2.35m
5:38PM2.54m
6:20AM2.40m
6:46PM2.60m
7:23AM2.52m
7:43PM2.67m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.61m
11:15AM0.66m
00:02AM0.58m
12:25PM0.62m
1:04AM0.48m
1:27PM0.54m
1:58AM0.38m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
16
19
19
19
17
16
15
14
17
21
21
20
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
19
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
11
14
18
17
18
15
14
12
11
15
20
19
19
15
13
14
14
17
16
17
19
18
16
15
15
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