Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.4
NW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.3
W
12
1
W
18
2
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
669
669
565
565
465
341
265
210
163
163
477
560
455
334
192
151
184
513
625
2183
2768
3218
3062
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:46PM2.83m
8:11AM2.78m
8:43PM3.00m
9:07AM2.89m
9:35PM3.14m
9:58AM2.97m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.35m
2:24PM0.19m
2:59AM0.19m
3:18PM0.07m
3:52AM0.07m
4:09PM-0.01m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
6
8
10
10
9
7
8
7
9
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
11
13
13
13
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