Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
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)
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7262
6997
6525
5819
5965
6582
6582
6187
2844
2577
2244
3544
3257
2986
2948
2615
2348
2047
1801
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM3.18m
10:42AM3.07m
10:57PM3.10m
11:18AM3.01m
Low Tide
4:37AM-0.04m
4:53PM0.04m
5:14AM0.04m
5:31PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
5
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
7
8
8
9
7
7
8
7
8
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