Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)15151514141414131313121212128888888161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233623612717278527472261192215109019007386601961492262212101862051931118379121
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
15
N
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
3.20
11:21AM
3.07
11:47PM
3.11
12:09PM
2.90
12:37AM
2.95
1:02PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.02
5:37PM
0.01
6:06AM
0.14
6:27PM
0.18
7:01AM
0.31
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-12-12311-------21-----
Temp. °C161613141416161615141312131212121111111111131413
Feels °C (?)121411111214141514131110966545454898
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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