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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 06 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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 191 | 132 | 127 | 158 | 153 | 200 | 363 | 373 | 423 | 353 | 346 | 353 | 755 | 744 | 828 | 721 | 604 | 467 | 452 | 444 | 444 | 418 | 470 | 438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | off | cross | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 3.05 | 11:08AM 3.22 | 11:30PM 3.02 | 11:57AM 3.20 | 12:20AM 2.93 | 12:47PM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:54AM -0.05 | 5:26PM 0.02 | 5:44AM -0.01 | 6:17PM 0.07 | 6:34AM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
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