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Ruapuke Surf Forecast
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Ruapuke surf Forecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 18.5°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.4 °C)
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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 18.5°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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| Energy (?) | 1803 | 1780 | 1551 | 1310 | 1130 | 930 | 799 | 777 | 662 | 653 | 634 | 634 | 643 | 662 | 672 | 672 | 643 | 624 | 615 | 606 | 596 | 587 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 373 | 378 | 506 | 529 | 522 | 402 | 434 | 434 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 553 | 553 | 506 | 545 | 465 | 421 | 414 | 465 | 859 | 697 | 585 | 585 | 501 | 501 | 487 | 421 | 415 | 415 | 487 | 986 | 962 | 962 | 1038 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:18PM 2.20 | 6:41AM 2.39 | 7:09PM 2.34 | 7:26AM 2.51 | 7:50PM 2.49 | 8:03AM 2.64 | 8:26PM 2.64 | 8:38AM 2.74 | 9:00PM 2.76 | 9:11AM 2.81 | 9:33PM 2.85 | 9:44AM 2.85 | 10:05PM 2.89 | 10:17AM 2.84 | 10:38PM 2.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:22AM 0.84 | 12:57PM 0.73 | 1:12AM 0.72 | 1:39PM 0.58 | 1:54AM 0.59 | 2:16PM 0.44 | 2:31AM 0.47 | 2:50PM 0.33 | 3:05AM 0.38 | 3:22PM 0.25 | 3:39AM 0.32 | 3:55PM 0.22 | 4:13AM 0.31 | 4:28PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
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