Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.8°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
623
558
519
277
328
344
323
398
402
386
339
331
249
183
133
183
180
190
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21PM2.88m
9:37AM2.80m
9:54PM2.99m
10:12AM2.89m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.29m
3:42PM0.22m
4:06AM0.16m
4:17PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
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5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
5
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
11
9
9
8
8
10
12
10
9
11
11
11
12
13
10
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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