Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
12
1
W
18
2
W
17
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.3
W
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.1
W
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
260
209
183
338
396
594
632
2237
2837
3258
3302
3093
2906
2753
2567
2386
2181
2153
1900
1850
1658
1658
1761
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM2.89m
9:35PM3.14m
9:58AM2.97m
10:24PM3.23m
10:47AM3.00m
11:11PM3.24m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.07m
3:52AM0.07m
4:09PM-0.01m
4:43AM-0.00m
4:58PM-0.03m
5:31AM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
14
14
12
11
12
14
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
7
9
8
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