Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
540
534
520
468
371
293
289
226
210
137
151
149
134
337
320
300
218
276
273
273
276
210
187
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
0
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:59PM3.20m
10:19AM3.07m
10:47PM3.20m
11:09AM3.00m
11:37PM3.13m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.01m
4:34PM-0.04m
5:05AM0.04m
5:24PM0.04m
5:58AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
12
12
9
8
7
9
9
12
15
12
13
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
661
540
534
520
468
371
293
289
226
210
137
151
135
98
337
320
300
218
276
273
273
276
210
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
9
29
29
25
103
149
134
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
7
0
6
9
9
6
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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