Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
12
1
W
11
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
222
149
147
111
111
111
66
67
67
67
68
50
34
69
41
41
63
85
144
217
237
846
1075
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:00AM2.64m
11:21PM2.82m
11:37AM2.63m
11:58PM2.80m
12:15PM2.61m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.45m
5:08PM0.38m
5:36AM0.43m
5:46PM0.39m
6:14AM0.43m
6:24PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
12
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
6
8
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
11
11
8
6
6
5
4
6
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
12
1
W
11
0.3
W
17
2.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
225
222
149
147
111
111
111
66
67
67
67
68
42
34
69
41
41
63
85
144
217
237
50
1075
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
24
26
50
25
2
8
7
6
6
9
24
24
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
20
Energy kJ
2
1
2
6
9
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
2.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
45
103
846
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
221
221
101
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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