Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
226
147
139
137
135
194
371
727
1374
1773
1752
1888
1932
2860
5138
5752
5827
4875
4140
3835
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:07PM2.17m
5:39AM2.10m
6:23PM2.24m
6:49AM2.20m
7:21PM2.39m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.97m
11:29PM1.04m
11:56AM0.94m
00:38AM0.96m
12:58PM0.83m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
6
7
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
8
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