Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1204
1220
1106
1106
970
956
943
834
834
880
978
561
991
991
706
697
688
679
505
485
478
557
594
215
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM2.93m
1:19PM2.91m
1:40AM2.75m
2:10PM2.75m
2:36AM2.55m
3:12PM2.57m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.18m
7:39PM0.33m
8:02AM0.36m
8:36PM0.51m
9:01AM0.55m
9:44PM0.66m
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
8
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