Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1076
899
778
756
649
649
649
537
522
506
396
390
421
321
261
249
359
127
127
131
116
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
SE
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM2.63m
2:11AM2.66m
2:41PM2.49m
3:00AM2.46m
3:36PM2.36m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.32m
8:07PM0.49m
8:36AM0.49m
8:58PM0.68m
9:27AM0.65m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
4
4
5
7
7
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
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