Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1413131313891112121212111111101010111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181716161379185422721169179435364316417934792784231620791932169916181569137714291347139617121574
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
322534311--1122-----1111
Temp. °C161616161615161717171717171716161716161616161717
Feels °C (?)1412119867891011111011989891011111414
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