Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
!
!
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.6
WNW
10
1.2
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
14
3
NW
10
1.4
W
18
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
604
1067
1044
788
528
406
350
427
555
610
1519
1483
2008
1569
3139
3169
3169
3111
2865
2576
2170
1956
1572
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:34AM2.77m
12:54PM2.57m
1:13AM2.73m
1:37PM2.53m
1:56AM2.67m
2:26PM2.49m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.42m
6:53AM0.43m
7:04PM0.47m
7:36AM0.45m
7:49PM0.54m
8:22AM0.48m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
12
12
11
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
11
12
12
11
10
7
7
6
5
5
7
8
6
5
4
4
4
5
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
2
W
14
2
W
14
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
Energy kJ
404
604
1067
1044
788
528
406
295
146
555
449
1519
1483
2008
1569
1216
3169
3169
3111
2865
2576
2170
1956
1572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.2
W
14
0.2
W
22
2
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
17
2.1
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
54
53
89
222
222
318
290
350
427
380
610
38
1553
1155
3139
832
466
300
197
136
66
41
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.6
W
11
0.8
NW
8
0.1
W
24
0.6
W
18
1.4
W
18
Energy kJ
30
30
86
78
11
221
1215
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
2.2
NNW
8
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
10
5
15
659
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
248
225
138
116
116
116
141
0
0
145
221
117
0
117
122
48
48
9
9
9
9
9
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ruapuke surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest