Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
20
0.8
W
20
1
W
19
1.2
W
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
SW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
490
713
993
1081
1447
3967
4277
4128
4324
4295
4242
922
926
833
615
549
549
1143
870
659
649
528
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:05AM2.93m
12:26PM2.75m
00:42AM2.86m
1:06PM2.70m
1:23AM2.76m
1:52PM2.61m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.24m
6:36PM0.33m
7:03AM0.29m
7:19PM0.42m
7:48AM0.38m
8:09PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
4
3
0
0
-1
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
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