Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (09 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
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
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
746
617
555
468
396
331
307
249
246
246
192
192
186
140
320
281
275
378
377
343
288
268
244
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:14AM2.91m
10:27PM2.83m
10:49AM2.93m
11:03PM2.80m
11:25AM2.90m
11:39PM2.74m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.30m
4:40AM0.22m
5:03PM0.31m
5:15AM0.27m
5:40PM0.37m
5:52AM0.34m
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light rain
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heavy rain
light rain
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clear
thunderstorm
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 mm
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1
9
4
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1
1
2
4
1
9
15
4
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1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
14
15
15
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
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