Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
90
147
176
147
136
133
120
117
120
129
156
237
250
238
196
413
551
651
778
756
861
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
NE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:31PM2.75m
8:58AM2.77m
9:12PM2.80m
9:37AM2.86m
9:51PM2.83m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.28m
3:05PM0.36m
3:25AM0.22m
3:47PM0.31m
4:03AM0.20m
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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 mm
2
3
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2
2
1
1
6
4
1
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2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
18
17
14
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
17
15
15
14
13
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