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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 778 | 767 | 1734 | 1533 | 1366 | 1603 | 488 | 396 | 690 | 569 | 569 | 560 | 526 | 485 | 461 | 399 | 399 | 336 | 330 | 290 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:59AM 2.38 | 4:24PM 2.50 | 5:02AM 2.31 | 5:24PM 2.40 | 6:05AM 2.31 | 6:24PM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM 0.68 | 10:52PM 0.64 | 11:13AM 0.78 | 11:49PM 0.69 | 12:14PM 0.82 | 12:45AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
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