Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)13139988888719191617171716168888889101212131313131414141515141414141414131313121211118899131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7810623824524621418615715915325733230740554050044444910259728487778239191273167125072924326433472877267828053230408148694589402837613813361531542620215519891605120893374667365378810401960539754684346324823931866
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNW
20
NW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.66
9:09AM
2.58
9:35PM
2.77
9:50AM
2.66
10:14PM
2.86
10:30AM
2.73
10:53PM
2.94
11:10AM
2.76
11:31PM
2.97
11:50AM
2.77
12:11AM
2.97
12:33PM
2.75
12:53AM
2.93
1:18PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
0.58
3:17PM
0.43
3:46AM
0.46
3:58PM
0.34
4:27AM
0.37
4:38PM
0.27
5:07AM
0.29
5:19PM
0.23
5:48AM
0.24
6:00PM
0.23
6:31AM
0.23
6:44PM
0.27
7:16AM
0.25
7:31PM
0.35
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:20---
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Rain (mm)
-12--1---------517274112322111111-221-1-1222-111111101---------
Temp. °C131211121212121314131313131314141514151514141415151414141311121313131413121111141414141314131213151314141313131414131211
Feels °C (?)8778899911998878781012119989109111111899891010988111010111012108989897991011999
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