Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1724
1635
2452
2318
2490
2088
3659
3326
2822
2378
2136
1969
1800
1667
1690
1538
1393
1340
1204
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:33PM3.12m
11:56AM3.09m
00:12AM3.06m
12:35PM3.03m
Low Tide
5:48AM-0.03m
6:07PM0.08m
6:28AM0.04m
6:51PM0.17m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
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7:21
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7:22
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
11
12
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