Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
974
1136
1245
1121
1061
917
904
904
788
704
683
673
673
514
529
938
926
902
706
687
687
585
561
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
SW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:57PM2.83m
9:10AM2.81m
9:32PM2.88m
9:45AM2.81m
10:06PM2.89m
10:19AM2.78m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.34m
3:23PM0.23m
3:43AM0.33m
3:57PM0.25m
4:19AM0.35m
4:32PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
9
7
6
6
7
11
13
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
463
974
1136
1245
1121
1061
917
904
904
788
704
683
673
673
514
529
938
926
902
706
687
687
585
561
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
16
0.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
94
134
280
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Distance (km)
9
9
7
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
88
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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