Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
1.8
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
339
273
249
188
133
140
158
157
188
256
325
3071
2818
3316
3051
3500
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:54PM2.99m
10:12AM2.89m
10:27PM3.06m
10:46AM2.95m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.16m
4:17PM0.14m
4:40AM0.08m
4:53PM0.12m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
5
6
5
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