Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
188
179
157
136
134
269
677
907
1048
1051
1025
1055
838
696
773
573
472
443
1048
952
1077
1271
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:14AM2.53m
8:29PM2.71m
8:55AM2.74m
9:09PM2.88m
9:34AM2.92m
9:49PM3.01m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.53m
2:16PM0.53m
2:41AM0.33m
2:58PM0.35m
3:21AM0.15m
3:40PM0.20m
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
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