Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.9° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
196
413
551
651
886
862
887
704
746
642
555
468
396
390
326
303
246
195
192
192
147
142
136
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNW
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:37AM2.86m
9:51PM2.83m
10:14AM2.91m
10:27PM2.83m
10:49AM2.93m
11:03PM2.80m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.31m
4:03AM0.20m
4:25PM0.30m
4:40AM0.22m
5:03PM0.31m
5:15AM0.27m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:05
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6:03
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8:01
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8:02
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8:04
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8:05
 mm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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2
2
1
—
—
1
—
3
4
7
3
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1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
19
20
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
17
16
15
15
13
18
18
16
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
15
13
14
15
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