Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
3.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1925
2187
2220
2258
2202
2330
2090
1724
1724
1724
2490
2318
2071
1965
3330
3054
2547
2197
1969
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:57PM3.11m
11:18AM3.08m
11:33PM3.12m
11:56AM3.09m
Low Tide
5:10AM-0.03m
5:27PM0.05m
5:48AM-0.03m
6:07PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:21
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1
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Temp °C
14
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
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