Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
W
14
2.1
W
15
2.3
W
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
3
W
16
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
953
930
1525
1860
2215
1074
1109
4808
1631
1520
3436
3151
3154
3207
3434
3669
3566
3334
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM2.60m
2:23PM2.54m
2:52AM2.42m
3:38PM2.43m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.52m
8:15AM0.52m
8:50PM0.68m
9:23AM0.66m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
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