Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.1°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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
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4
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
326
265
257
400
497
869
1396
1451
756
813
1161
1725
2506
1708
1687
1665
1437
1418
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:47AM2.58m
1:11PM2.54m
1:29AM2.37m
1:59PM2.35m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.53m
7:05AM0.57m
7:31PM0.73m
7:50AM0.77m
8:24PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
16
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
8
10
12
12
11
12
9
8
9
9
11
5
3
5
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