Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.1
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
486
465
995
2346
3606
3263
2773
2801
2672
2679
2656
2262
2059
1543
1338
1117
972
972
875
875
722
630
640
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:49AM2.36m
6:27PM2.40m
6:44AM2.36m
7:18PM2.46m
7:34AM2.40m
8:04PM2.54m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.67m
00:38AM0.80m
12:59PM0.66m
1:30AM0.75m
1:47PM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
7
6
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
11
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
13
15
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
11
9
8
5
2
2
1
2
0
0
4
5
7
6
7
11
13
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.7
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
370
486
294
995
2346
3606
3263
2773
2801
2672
2679
1543
1338
1117
972
972
875
875
722
630
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
Energy kJ
226
330
465
145
66
92
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3
1
2656
2262
2059
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
48
48
6
116
138
150
116
116
116
117
117
116
48
6
6
6
6
9
6
6
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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