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Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121111111111111111111111121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28227727326945437335027426923922716011311585848484846163889087
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
2.43
9:46AM
2.62
10:01PM
2.55
10:26AM
2.75
10:41PM
2.66
11:03AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.59
3:57PM
0.61
4:09AM
0.46
4:36PM
0.48
4:48AM
0.35
5:14PM
0.36
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:43
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part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
--------12--------------
Temp. °C191918191920202019151515161720201816161618212221
Feels °C (?)171818201919191918111112121418181410121114171817
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