Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
508
467
460
460
474
508
508
472
389
316
312
223
220
217
452
665
625
394
534
724
1730
2021
1901
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
15
SE
20
SE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:52AM2.51m
4:30PM2.38m
4:50AM2.41m
5:31PM2.37m
5:49AM2.36m
6:27PM2.40m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.59m
10:42PM0.75m
11:13AM0.65m
11:41PM0.80m
12:07PM0.67m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
2
9
9
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
12
10
8
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
8
9
9
8
6
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
12
10
9
5
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
443
508
467
460
460
474
508
508
472
389
316
312
223
113
196
452
665
625
360
534
724
1730
2021
1901
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
52
50
49
33
22
21
11
11
11
5
4
33
38
220
217
213
229
305
394
182
102
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
16
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
3
17
28
29
14
13
12
9
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
188
190
193
193
189
0
48
0
0
6
6
48
6
6
150
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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