Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
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4
!
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
0.8
W
18
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
827
795
773
660
642
624
504
482
402
402
359
432
688
540
527
500
462
456
2523
1576
2398
1948
1773
1614
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM2.92m
8:22AM2.90m
8:54PM3.06m
9:16AM2.97m
9:45PM3.16m
10:08AM3.00m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.25m
2:37PM0.09m
3:09AM0.14m
3:30PM0.02m
4:02AM0.06m
4:21PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
10
10
9
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
827
795
773
660
642
624
504
482
402
402
307
432
688
540
527
500
462
456
2523
1576
2398
1948
1773
1614
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.5
WSW
7
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
7
1.4
W
10
Energy kJ
11
9
36
36
122
194
26
311
399
300
359
220
43
62
70
82
106
369
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.3
W
20
0.7
W
18
Energy kJ
186
34
32
70
325
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
41
48
42
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
225
248
225
221
221
221
221
221
221
249
48
48
0
9
0
7
95
221
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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