Ruapuke Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Ruapuke

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
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0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2189
2743
5384
5023
4266
3800
3257
2830
2483
1981
1955
1737
1340
1187
1047
886
874
659
649
1165
1096
1096
1055
936
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:06PM2.37m
4:27AM2.53m
5:08PM2.46m
5:28AM2.59m
6:09PM2.59m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.60m
10:16PM0.70m
10:53AM0.53m
11:17PM0.64m
11:51AM0.43m
00:18AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
7
7
9
9
10
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1789
1245
5384
5023
4266
3800
3257
2830
2483
1981
1955
1737
1340
1187
1047
886
874
659
649
1165
1096
1096
1055
936
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
0.3
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.3
W
20
Energy kJ
2189
2743
66
225
408
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
9
48
48
9
6
6
6
6
6
7
48
9
6
6
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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