Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
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4
3
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1805
1465
1313
1028
905
744
623
490
398
307
265
192
107
77
135
135
162
232
189
136
125
122
90
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
0
SSW
5
SW
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:32AM2.56m
3:06PM2.67m
3:42AM2.41m
4:20PM2.57m
5:03AM2.35m
5:38PM2.54m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.49m
9:38PM0.56m
10:02AM0.62m
10:51PM0.61m
11:15AM0.66m
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6:15
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6:11
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7:54
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Temp °C
11
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
18
15
14
14
14
16
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
9
7
9
8
10
13
11
10
10
11
11
13
12
15
12
11
11
11
14
17
19
18
17
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