Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
W
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
135
96
96
95
63
50
49
28
61
64
171
199
278
257
247
238
216
180
236
585
678
678
659
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:29AM3.01m
12:56PM2.71m
1:26AM2.87m
1:56PM2.56m
2:27AM2.72m
3:02PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.16m
6:54AM0.26m
7:13PM0.31m
7:53AM0.39m
8:12PM0.46m
8:56AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
9
10
8
9
10
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
137
135
96
96
95
63
50
49
28
61
64
171
199
278
257
247
238
216
180
140
585
678
678
659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.3
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
8
1
4
2
2
27
27
25
24
27
61
60
89
86
87
87
86
85
128
236
12
3
11
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
8
8
7
27
3
1
2
3
6
6
6
25
25
33
22
21
21
13
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
9
9
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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