Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Ruapuke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruapuke sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
337
353
116
110
236
233
229
213
139
151
160
257
346
612
573
443
407
322
303
303
298
224
210
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:41AM2.60m
3:19PM2.35m
3:59AM2.51m
4:42PM2.31m
5:16AM2.51m
5:56PM2.38m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.63m
9:37PM0.67m
10:27AM0.67m
10:52PM0.70m
11:37AM0.62m
11:59PM0.65m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:37
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
14
15
16
16
16
9
8
9
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
12
12
10
9
11
13
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
131
337
353
116
87
236
233
229
213
139
151
151
257
346
612
573
443
407
322
303
303
298
224
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.3
SW
7
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
W
15
0.3
SW
6
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
98
7
87
110
6
9
8
3
107
160
149
149
9
19
33
50
50
44
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
19
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
2
4
30
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
6
84
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
0
0
0
0
54
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
106
6
6
0
0
0
0
54
252
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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