Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
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3
3
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.7
W
10
2
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.5
NW
11
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
717
528
359
350
427
596
1649
1476
1483
1632
1652
3102
3386
3169
3149
2865
2576
2170
1956
1572
1292
1130
982
811
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:54PM2.57m
1:13AM2.73m
1:37PM2.53m
1:56AM2.67m
2:26PM2.49m
2:45AM2.60m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.43m
7:04PM0.47m
7:36AM0.45m
7:49PM0.54m
8:22AM0.48m
8:39PM0.61m
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rain showers
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light rain
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rain showers
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
7
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
7
6
7
5
6
8
7
5
6
4
3
5
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.7
W
10
2
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
14
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
11
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
717
528
359
257
153
596
1649
1476
1483
1069
1652
3102
3386
3169
3149
2865
2576
2170
1956
1572
1292
1130
982
811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.2
W
22
1.3
NW
8
2.1
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.2
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
222
318
290
350
427
380
38
233
1632
1045
955
557
390
266
176
123
100
68
43
24
11
10
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.8
NW
8
0.1
W
24
0.6
W
18
1.4
W
18
Energy kJ
86
78
11
221
1215
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
9
12
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
8
4
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
48
116
116
0
0
48
227
221
175
136
48
7
48
48
9
9
9
9
9
6
0
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
8
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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