Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
183
163
183
160
178
162
255
437
1011
739
658
1100
1198
1230
1208
1116
3415
3168
2687
2430
2073
4100
1838
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:20AM2.46m
1:41PM2.27m
2:12AM2.37m
2:40PM2.19m
3:13AM2.34m
3:48PM2.18m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.70m
7:42AM0.80m
7:58PM0.80m
8:39AM0.85m
8:56PM0.85m
9:41AM0.84m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:25
5:24
5:23
1
2
8
1
1
1
3
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
20
20
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
12
13
12
12
13
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
14
13
12
12
12
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
Energy kJ
25
40
61
62
64
85
162
158
115
111
739
658
1100
1198
1230
1208
1116
3415
3168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.3
W
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
W
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.5
W
14
Energy kJ
183
183
163
183
160
178
158
57
62
145
143
93
142
290
359
818
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
11
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
11
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2
2
7
2
22
9
64
108
44
225
443
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
255
437
1011
2687
2430
2073
4100
1838
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
5
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
248
0
0
0
0
221
221
294
294
221
121
116
116
117
116
106
106
111
116
117
117
186
186
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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