Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.1
WSW
16
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
5
W
13
5.5
W
14
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
W
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
125
196
1135
1499
942
682
646
966
1960
8496
11401
9651
7817
6155
5088
4129
3197
2444
2070
1728
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:47PM2.27m
6:10AM2.20m
6:50PM2.33m
7:11AM2.27m
7:44PM2.44m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.84m
00:03AM0.95m
12:26PM0.83m
1:04AM0.89m
1:23PM0.76m
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
5
11
8
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
7
6
4
5
9
7
7
2
3
3
-1
1
2
3
5
7
7
9
7
7
5
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