Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)13131313998888871919161717171616888888910121213131313141414151514141414141413131312121111889913131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11610278106238245246214186157159153257332307405540500444449102597284877782391912731671250729243264334728772678280532304081486945894028376138133615315426202155198916051208933746673653788104019605397546843463248
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NNE
40
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NNW
0
N
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
2.48
8:53PM
2.66
9:09AM
2.58
9:35PM
2.77
9:50AM
2.66
10:14PM
2.86
10:30AM
2.73
10:53PM
2.94
11:10AM
2.76
11:31PM
2.97
11:50AM
2.77
12:11AM
2.97
12:33PM
2.75
12:53AM
2.93
1:18PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.54
3:03AM
0.58
3:17PM
0.43
3:46AM
0.46
3:58PM
0.34
4:27AM
0.37
4:38PM
0.27
5:07AM
0.29
5:19PM
0.23
5:48AM
0.24
6:00PM
0.23
6:31AM
0.23
6:44PM
0.27
7:16AM
0.25
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:20-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101213111111111111131413131313131414161614151414141515141414141311131414131312111213141413131413141414141414131413141413
Feels °C (?)4786777779111098878891011119889109101012119101113121211101110998101110888991091212111112
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