Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
342
336
277
277
225
225
222
149
147
111
111
111
66
67
67
67
68
50
34
82
70
69
63
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:22AM2.63m
10:44PM2.81m
11:00AM2.64m
11:21PM2.82m
11:37AM2.63m
11:58PM2.80m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.40m
4:58AM0.45m
5:08PM0.38m
5:36AM0.43m
5:46PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
390
342
336
277
277
225
225
222
149
147
111
111
111
66
67
67
67
68
42
34
82
70
69
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
24
26
50
25
1
2
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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