Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
2.1
NW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
94
321
389
501
561
595
577
569
551
498
454
172
138
466
941
848
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:57AM2.30m
4:39PM2.28m
5:02AM2.21m
5:47PM2.27m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.83m
10:23AM0.78m
10:57PM0.93m
11:24AM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
2
9
4
Temp °C
13
13
11
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
10
12
9
6
8
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
5
6
9
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