Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
1.9
NW
7
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
577
569
476
426
288
172
125
373
885
1119
898
1128
1947
3353
6733
9228
9588
8510
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
20
NW
35
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
50
SW
55
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:02AM2.21m
5:47PM2.27m
6:10AM2.20m
6:50PM2.33m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.93m
11:24AM0.84m
00:03AM0.95m
12:26PM0.83m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
8
10
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
9
9
8
7
7
6
4
11
6
2
1
1
-1
-1
2
3
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