Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
!
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4
!
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!
!
!
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3
3
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
1.6
W
10
2
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.8
W
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
541
1649
1977
1632
1682
1280
3366
3345
3444
3111
2865
2576
2170
1780
1572
1292
1010
834
712
702
480
453
434
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM2.73m
1:37PM2.53m
1:56AM2.67m
2:26PM2.49m
2:45AM2.60m
3:22PM2.47m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.47m
7:36AM0.45m
7:49PM0.54m
8:22AM0.48m
8:39PM0.61m
9:14AM0.51m
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
18
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
5
5
9
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
W
10
2
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.5
NW
10
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
221
541
1649
1977
1632
1682
1210
3366
3345
3444
3111
2865
2576
2170
1780
1572
1292
1010
834
712
702
480
453
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.2
W
22
1.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
10
1.8
W
14
2.2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.5
SW
6
0.1
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
Energy kJ
427
380
38
270
745
1280
967
573
433
294
197
118
100
68
43
24
11
11
3
17
9
67
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.1
W
24
0.6
W
18
1.4
WSW
18
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
100
11
221
1245
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
9
49
94
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
1
1
1
5
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
147
175
227
227
227
9
48
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
0
0
6
6
6
116
116
116
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Rating
(10 max)
3
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
5
7
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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