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Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131312121212128888888161615141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1933137010777876705102451871502151962572031531139380121120116105716896
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
3.11
12:09PM
2.90
12:37AM
2.95
1:02PM
2.70
1:34AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.14
6:27PM
0.18
7:01AM
0.31
7:22PM
0.37
8:02AM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2111--------11----------
Temp. °C1615141413121214131110101011101214141110991013
Feels °C (?)1514131311109107543454610117655710
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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