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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
3593 | 3801 | 1694 | 4094 | 1621 | 1775 | 2724 | 2279 | 1987 | 1725 | 1557 | 1401 | 1230 | 1013 | 998 | 892 | 793 | 690 | 679 | 551 | 543 | 462 | 462 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.18m | 4:18AM2.37m | 4:56PM2.26m | 5:19AM2.46m | 5:57PM2.41m | 6:15AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.85m | 10:43AM0.75m | 11:03PM0.77m | 11:41AM0.60m | 00:01AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 1621 | 1775 | 2724 | 2279 | 1987 | 1725 | 1557 | 1401 | 1230 | 1013 | 998 | 892 | 793 | 690 | 679 | 551 | 543 | 462 | 462 | 491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 26 | W 24 | WSW 24 |
— | — | — | — | — | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 53 | 101 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3593 | 3801 | 1694 | 4094 | 949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 186 | 116 | 123 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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