Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
11
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
163
163
437
443
508
467
460
460
474
508
508
472
389
316
312
250
217
213
307
407
330
459
2647
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
20
SSW
50
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:30PM2.44m
3:52AM2.51m
4:30PM2.38m
4:50AM2.41m
5:31PM2.37m
5:49AM2.36m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.65m
10:17AM0.59m
10:42PM0.75m
11:13AM0.65m
11:41PM0.80m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
5
8
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
16
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
10
9
8
7
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
6
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WSW
11
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
194
101
146
437
443
508
467
460
460
474
508
508
472
389
316
312
250
71
169
307
407
314
459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
165
141
99
73
69
50
49
33
22
21
11
11
11
7
13
31
29
217
213
213
226
330
182
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
13
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
76
163
163
5
4
3
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
3
2
5
12
15
26
10
10
9
5
2
2647
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
188
188
190
193
193
189
188
0
0
9
9
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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