Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
604
573
472
465
459
229
226
147
139
137
150
239
403
824
1507
2153
1718
1608
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:16AM2.11m
5:07PM2.17m
5:39AM2.10m
6:23PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:13PM1.02m
10:42AM0.97m
11:29PM1.04m
11:56AM0.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
7
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
7
7
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
6
6
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