Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
16
3
W
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4037
3475
3427
3207
3434
3434
3720
3720
3665
3427
3474
3371
3691
3880
4025
3892
4055
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:52AM2.42m
3:38PM2.43m
4:16AM2.32m
5:07PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.68m
9:23AM0.66m
10:08PM0.76m
10:42AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
8
9
9
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