Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)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 Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
!
!
!
2
1
2
3
3
3
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WSW
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
68
50
34
70
70
41
65
87
148
172
242
610
958
1357
923
651
551
567
474
443
800
1075
2069
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM2.63m
11:58PM2.80m
12:15PM2.61m
00:34AM2.77m
12:54PM2.57m
1:13AM2.73m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.39m
6:14AM0.43m
6:24PM0.42m
6:53AM0.43m
7:04PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
4
7
1
1
2
2
4
6
10
4
Temp °C
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
7
10
10
7
7
6
5
5
7
9
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
11
11
8
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.3
WSW
16
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WSW
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
11
2.5
W
13
Energy kJ
67
68
42
34
70
70
41
65
87
148
172
242
610
52
1357
923
651
551
567
474
443
800
1075
2069
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.9
NW
6
0.3
WSW
17
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.2
W
22
Energy kJ
24
26
50
25
2
8
7
6
6
6
6
52
54
30
90
156
222
318
290
350
286
380
529
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
20
0.6
W
11
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2
2
23
30
89
337
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
NE
2
0.5
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NE
3
2.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
4
1
11
29
4
958
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
1
4
2
1
4
3
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
221
225
225
138
141
48
116
121
48
0
88
48
48
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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