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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
20.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 514 | 614 | 585 | 493 | 419 | 1031 | 899 | 803 | 778 | 767 | 1876 | 1668 | 1496 | 497 | 482 | 372 | 690 | 653 | 569 | 560 | 526 | 477 | 461 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:59AM 2.50 | 3:25PM 2.65 | 3:59AM 2.38 | 4:24PM 2.50 | 5:02AM 2.31 | 5:24PM 2.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 0.53 | 9:54PM 0.55 | 10:12AM 0.68 | 10:52PM 0.64 | 11:13AM 0.78 | 11:49PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
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