Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)19s
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
9
0.6
W
20
1.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
19
1.2
W
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
198
392
190
290
508
2914
993
3820
4059
4255
4277
4128
4324
4701
1093
1038
1055
822
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:05AM2.93m
12:26PM2.75m
00:42AM2.86m
1:06PM2.70m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.26m
6:23AM0.24m
6:36PM0.33m
7:03AM0.29m
7:19PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
2
1
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