Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
236
233
229
213
139
151
160
257
346
612
543
557
512
322
303
246
242
224
213
254
315
896
917
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
3:19PM2.35m
3:59AM2.51m
4:42PM2.31m
5:16AM2.51m
5:56PM2.38m
6:21AM2.58m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.67m
10:27AM0.67m
10:52PM0.70m
11:37AM0.62m
11:59PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:37
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
17
16
16
15
15
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
14
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
87
236
233
229
213
139
151
151
257
346
612
543
557
512
322
303
246
242
224
210
254
237
896
917
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
110
4
9
8
3
107
160
149
149
7
41
50
51
7
7
206
206
183
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.1
SW
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
30
3
61
315
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
4
70
106
213
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
7
6
6
0
0
0
0
88
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
221
242
186
88
48
6
0
0
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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