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Ruapuke Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1263 | 963 | 619 | 389 | 585 | 1083 | 1099 | 1114 | 1099 | 904 | 866 | 733 | 733 | 643 | 561 | 553 | 434 | 362 | 362 | 117 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:50PM 2.82 | 10:05AM 2.96 | 10:26PM 2.92 | 10:40AM 3.00 | 11:00PM 2.98 | 11:14AM 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 0.22 | 3:55AM 0.23 | 4:18PM 0.12 | 4:34AM 0.17 | 4:54PM 0.09 | 5:10AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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