Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
4
4
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.3
W
19
2.2
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1224
1237
3030
5328
5728
5958
6257
6673
7019
8619
7924
6651
6910
7262
6997
6525
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03PM3.11m
9:25AM3.00m
9:43PM3.18m
10:05AM3.07m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.02m
3:33PM0.01m
3:59AM-0.05m
4:14PM-0.01m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
10
10
10
9
4
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
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