Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121216161514141111121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3262652611861721291291311319491129191246236247437422706706595480394365
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
2.72
3:07PM
2.51
3:46AM
2.53
4:23PM
2.33
5:10AM
2.42
5:55PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.37
9:07AM
0.53
9:34PM
0.58
10:18AM
0.70
10:49PM
0.72
11:40AM
0.76
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------11-46434311221211
Temp. °C181716161719191717171717171717181817171818192020
Feels °C (?)161514131415151413121211101110111111131416182122
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