Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
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
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2925
2567
2254
2032
1803
1472
1237
1220
1076
899
886
756
746
649
649
622
490
475
468
390
390
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM2.78m
1:25AM2.86m
1:52PM2.63m
2:11AM2.66m
2:41PM2.49m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.17m
7:19PM0.29m
7:49AM0.32m
8:07PM0.49m
8:36AM0.49m
8:58PM0.68m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
13
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
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