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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 am Monday 01 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 683 | 555 | 663 | 1175 | 1252 | 1268 | 1247 | 901 | 771 | 540 | 396 | 352 | 346 | 297 | 319 | 337 | 353 | 232 | 223 | 168 | 164 | 234 | 281 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 2.53 | 7:07PM 2.69 | 7:46AM 2.72 | 8:05PM 2.82 | 8:39AM 2.90 | 8:58PM 2.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 0.55 | 1:28AM 0.31 | 1:54PM 0.39 | 2:22AM 0.16 | 2:49PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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