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Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
20.9° 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 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111313131212121213131313131313131413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1802812813463362692572972832693594146156906337458257227341003919586569732
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
2.96
1:47AM
2.76
2:03PM
2.77
2:26AM
2.61
2:41PM
2.57
3:08AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.20
7:46PM
0.24
8:00AM
0.38
8:24PM
0.41
8:41AM
0.57
9:04PM
0.59
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---8:30-------8:29-------8:28----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C171717171717181819181919191919192019191818171616
Feels °C (?)141413131314161517161717171717171816161415151617
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