Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
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1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
83
37
39
37
70
62
78
92
107
130
147
191
237
315
871
1850
1412
926
486
293
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:54PM2.46m
4:25AM2.42m
5:14PM2.47m
5:47AM2.43m
6:32PM2.59m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.58m
10:18PM0.72m
10:54AM0.62m
11:36PM0.70m
12:08PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
2
5
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
11
10
9
10
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
8
7
9
7
5
6
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
10
9
10
11
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