Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4411
4604
4564
4116
942
883
2119
651
549
549
1143
802
745
649
563
451
346
317
233
184
129
82
149
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:42AM2.86m
1:06PM2.70m
1:23AM2.76m
1:52PM2.61m
2:11AM2.63m
2:47PM2.52m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.29m
7:19PM0.42m
7:48AM0.38m
8:09PM0.54m
8:40AM0.49m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
10
9
6
6
5
6
6
8
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
5
4
4
2
2
0
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
7
8
8
8
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