Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141311111111181716161691010109914141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2612732652691983076315974875107191137290131131260163312209706464521206120612401114
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NE
25
N
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
2.52
8:43AM
2.75
9:09PM
2.68
9:27AM
2.88
9:50PM
2.82
10:05AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
0.53
2:24AM
0.49
2:56PM
0.36
3:13AM
0.34
3:40PM
0.22
3:55AM
0.23
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:20-------7:17-------7:16------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---263221---------------
Temp. °C181818161719191919191817171616161617161413131416
Feels °C (?)1818181514161717181917121199101314131110111215
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