Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
171
196
278
205
247
238
177
180
140
585
678
678
659
491
484
408
408
341
570
1327
1400
1484
1429
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26AM2.87m
1:56PM2.56m
2:27AM2.72m
3:02PM2.44m
3:33AM2.60m
4:12PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.39m
8:12PM0.46m
8:56AM0.50m
9:16PM0.58m
10:00AM0.56m
10:21PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:13
5:13
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
17
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
12
11
12
15
17
16
15
13
14
12
11
14
16
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
64
171
196
278
205
247
238
177
180
140
585
678
678
659
491
484
408
408
341
302
1327
1400
1484
1429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.3
W
21
0.5
W
20
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
61
60
89
86
86
87
86
85
76
94
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
80
194
570
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
WSW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
22
0.1
NW
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
6
25
33
23
22
8
125
6
3
9
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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