Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)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 Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
210
248
318
907
917
1068
1121
1061
1171
854
711
663
577
484
469
344
278
274
222
222
218
279
276
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:21AM2.58m
6:54PM2.50m
7:12AM2.66m
7:41PM2.63m
7:56AM2.73m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.65m
12:37PM0.52m
00:57AM0.55m
1:26PM0.41m
1:45AM0.46m
2:09PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
14
15
14
12
12
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
224
210
248
254
226
917
1068
1121
1061
1171
854
711
663
577
484
469
344
278
274
222
222
218
171
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
Energy kJ
7
206
164
907
183
138
101
57
25
6
44
50
51
145
153
206
279
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
106
318
13
12
43
85
25
42
42
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
68
122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
106
88
48
48
6
132
155
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
106
6
0
0
0
0
0
67
106
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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