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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 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 153 | 154 | 356 | 433 | 563 | 497 | 744 | 669 | 651 | 542 | 427 | 415 | 336 | 249 | 195 | 147 | 140 | 86 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 2.83 | 11:40PM 2.84 | 11:54AM 2.69 | 12:16AM 2.70 | 12:31PM 2.53 | 12:55AM 2.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 0.29 | 5:54AM 0.42 | 6:08PM 0.44 | 6:31AM 0.58 | 6:45PM 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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