Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.3
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
215
209
277
273
259
246
239
183
183
163
163
160
158
205
355
698
1180
922
1815
1757
1553
1789
2041
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
20
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
N
30
SW
25
SW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:35AM2.58m
12:52PM2.38m
1:20AM2.46m
1:41PM2.27m
2:12AM2.37m
2:40PM2.19m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.59m
6:53AM0.71m
7:07PM0.70m
7:42AM0.80m
7:58PM0.80m
8:39AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:27
5:25
5:24
1
3
3
1
8
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
18
16
15
15
14
15
18
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
16
19
15
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
11
14
11
13
13
12
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
Energy kJ
220
215
209
277
273
259
246
239
26
39
43
42
46
120
205
158
113
1180
922
1815
1757
1553
1789
2041
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.5
N
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
W
18
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.8
W
17
Energy kJ
2
4
11
9
9
183
183
163
163
160
158
158
26
110
143
65
106
158
212
351
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
7
2
9
8
62
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
1.7
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
7
14
25
1
3
2
1
355
698
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
248
0
225
0
0
0
0
0
221
225
301
301
121
111
116
116
120
111
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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