Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
796
649
520
451
346
346
233
184
184
99
147
136
96
56
56
85
37
39
37
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11AM2.63m
2:47PM2.52m
3:10AM2.51m
3:54PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.54m
8:40AM0.49m
9:08PM0.65m
9:42AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
3
3
2
2
4
3
5
5
6
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
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