Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 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 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
2
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
WSW
14
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
259
246
239
183
183
163
163
160
178
194
270
457
1080
835
750
828
878
696
1483
1835
2132
2277
2308
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:52PM2.38m
1:20AM2.46m
1:41PM2.27m
2:12AM2.37m
2:40PM2.19m
3:13AM2.34m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.71m
7:07PM0.70m
7:42AM0.80m
7:58PM0.80m
8:39AM0.85m
8:56PM0.85m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
3
8
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
17
19
21
18
16
15
15
15
15
19
20
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
15
14
14
15
15
16
14
16
19
15
13
12
12
12
11
15
15
12
11
14
14
13
15
16
13
14
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1
NW
7
0.6
WSW
14
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.5
WSW
14
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
273
259
246
239
32
33
56
62
79
88
158
270
457
111
835
750
828
878
696
1483
1835
2132
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
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
0.7
WSW
14
0.2
W
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
17
1.1
WSW
12
0.7
W
17
0.5
W
16
1
W
16
Energy kJ
9
9
9
183
183
163
163
160
178
9
158
113
62
143
156
151
200
333
270
131
522
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
11
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
2
23
57
64
107
106
290
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
1.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
9
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
13
22
2
1
2
194
1080
2277
2308
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
248
248
225
0
221
0
0
221
221
292
294
294
221
121
116
116
117
117
6
48
116
116
117
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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