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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 5 am Sunday 12 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 62 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 437 | 1249 | 1032 | 514 | 333 | 271 | 298 | 267 | 345 | 1029 | 918 | 515 | 1348 | 849 | 1441 | 1830 | 2066 | 1849 | 1793 | 1592 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 0.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
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