Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3072
2895
2482
2320
2104
1898
1659
1484
1464
1443
1443
1667
1464
1443
1403
1139
1106
960
946
841
732
710
567
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM2.35m
8:07PM2.56m
8:24AM2.51m
8:45PM2.73m
9:02AM2.66m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.80m
1:48PM0.67m
2:17AM0.63m
2:29PM0.50m
2:56AM0.45m
3:07PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
14
11
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