Ruapuke Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.88° S 174.77° E

Ruapuke, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

Ruapuke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Ruapuke based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Ruapuke right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Ruapuke

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Taharoa

31 km S110 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station

32 km S28 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 220°)
12.9 °C-
-

no observation

Waite Road

34 km ESE208 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
8.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Akau

35 km NNE174 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(20 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Taitua Rd

40 km ENE47 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
10.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

SM21 Rototuna

47 km ENE39 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 315°)
7.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waitomo

48 km SSE359 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainDry
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Taupiri

48 km NE32 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
11.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

HamiltonAeroAws

50 km E53 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 50°)
6.4 °C4 km
4 km

no observation

Hamilton

50 km ENE33 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(8 km/h at 294°)
10
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ruapuke and within an acceptable time window.

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