Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
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12 AM
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12 PM
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6 PM
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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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7114
6710
6101
5899
5239
4618
3803
3446
2868
2598
2321
2151
1803
1652
1605
1846
1623
1460
1385
1137
1106
1075
617
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:58AM2.92m
00:14AM2.93m
12:39PM2.82m
00:57AM2.78m
1:26PM2.69m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.10m
6:11PM0.23m
6:34AM0.21m
6:55PM0.36m
7:20AM0.35m
7:47PM0.52m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
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14
14
14
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14
Feels °C
2
2
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5
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