Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 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 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)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 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
!
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
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
1038
883
2119
651
549
549
1210
943
745
649
520
451
346
346
233
184
129
82
147
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:23AM2.76m
1:52PM2.61m
2:11AM2.63m
2:47PM2.52m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.42m
7:48AM0.38m
8:09PM0.54m
8:40AM0.49m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
10
8
6
6
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
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