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

Ruapuke 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Ruapuke

Issued: 11 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jun)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jun)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
1
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1633
4391
4951
5324
5959
6612
7088
1999
2189
2974
5274
5023
4266
3544
3257
2615
2288
1981
1785
1737
1393
1187
1047
886
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM2.33m
3:27AM2.50m
4:06PM2.37m
4:27AM2.53m
5:08PM2.46m
5:28AM2.59m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.65m
9:17PM0.72m
9:56AM0.60m
10:16PM0.70m
10:53AM0.53m
11:17PM0.64m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
7
7
5
7
8
8
9
9
7
8
7
5
7
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1633
1913
1658
2974
5274
5023
4266
3544
3257
2615
2288
1981
1785
1737
1393
1187
1047
886
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
11
0.3
W
19
Energy kJ
2189
1113
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
9
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
589
4391
4951
5324
5959
6612
7088
1999
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
9
7
6
9
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
249
249
249
196
249
239
138
48
48
48
48
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
162
9
6
6
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
3
2
6
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
6
7
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
9
5
7
7
6
5
5
8
6
9
9
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