Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
!
!
2
!
!
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
500
462
456
2703
2781
1479
1994
1773
1614
1526
1433
1313
1255
1408
1467
366
347
265
250
268
287
505
427
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:45PM3.16m
10:08AM3.00m
10:36PM3.20m
11:00AM2.97m
11:27PM3.18m
11:51AM2.90m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.02m
4:02AM0.06m
4:21PM-0.00m
4:55AM0.04m
5:13PM0.02m
5:48AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
9
12
11
9
9
7
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
2.2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
527
500
102
134
2703
2781
1479
1994
1773
1614
1526
1433
1313
1255
366
266
232
250
268
287
505
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.4
W
10
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
68
462
456
361
353
347
265
150
111
109
163
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.3
W
20
0.8
WSW
18
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.1
W
20
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
9
69
437
9
9
26
50
121
7
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
62
1408
1467
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
249
221
212
212
115
48
6
48
88
48
7
48
249
186
186
186
168
48
6
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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