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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 Wednesday 22 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 104 | 83 | 79 | 121 | 120 | 80 | 107 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 96 | 104 | 102 | 146 | 131 | 337 | 353 | 116 | 110 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 147 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 2.70 | 1:34AM 2.77 | 2:04PM 2.49 | 2:41AM 2.60 | 3:19PM 2.35 | 3:59AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:01AM 0.31 | 7:22PM 0.37 | 8:02AM 0.49 | 8:26PM 0.56 | 9:13AM 0.63 | 9:37PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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