Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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 Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
346
612
573
443
407
390
303
303
298
224
210
254
318
907
917
1208
1121
1061
1171
854
711
663
577
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
4:42PM2.31m
5:16AM2.51m
5:56PM2.38m
6:21AM2.58m
6:54PM2.50m
7:12AM2.66m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.70m
11:37AM0.62m
11:59PM0.65m
12:37PM0.52m
00:57AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:40
5:39
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
16
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
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
Energy kJ
257
346
612
573
443
407
390
303
303
298
224
210
254
237
226
917
1208
1121
1061
1171
854
711
663
577
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
Energy kJ
149
149
12
18
30
30
30
7
7
206
164
907
170
107
84
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
9
106
318
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
50
75
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
106
6
6
0
0
0
0
249
230
186
132
88
9
6
0
132
156
6
0
0
0
0
0
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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