Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
402
350
644
620
566
543
536
565
437
401
317
307
246
265
238
227
222
293
286
203
201
196
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
0
W
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:02AM2.55m
7:38PM2.78m
8:05AM2.71m
8:34PM2.98m
8:57AM2.87m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.57m
1:15PM0.42m
1:53AM0.38m
2:14PM0.24m
2:49AM0.19m
3:06PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
12
11
9
7
6
7
8
10
10
9
7
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