Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
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)
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.5
W
16
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
214
564
555
456
596
702
661
644
758
1160
304
462
702
882
1132
1382
2136
2160
2161
3330
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45AM2.99m
10:07PM3.24m
10:28AM3.05m
10:49PM3.25m
11:10AM3.04m
Low Tide
3:53PM-0.02m
4:24AM-0.05m
4:38PM-0.05m
5:06AM-0.06m
5:21PM-0.01m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
12
15
14
12
10
11
10
11
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
11
9
9
9
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