Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131414141413111111111817161616101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25725325325726127326526919841678566848751071995234583113163517341469990800491
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
2.59
8:21PM
2.52
8:43AM
2.75
9:09PM
2.68
9:27AM
2.88
9:50PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.64
2:04PM
0.53
2:24AM
0.49
2:56PM
0.36
3:13AM
0.34
3:40PM
0.22
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:17-------7:16--
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------12231------------
Temp. °C171616191818181717191919191818171716161617171513
Feels °C (?)181616191719181614161719191817121198101313109
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