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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 10 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 457 | 441 | 286 | 324 | 208 | 170 | 451 | 596 | 547 | 538 | 623 | 506 | 585 | 493 | 437 | 874 | 862 | 803 | 1760 | 642 | 2067 | 601 | 1787 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:03AM 2.65 | 2:30PM 2.81 | 2:59AM 2.50 | 3:25PM 2.65 | 3:59AM 2.38 | 4:24PM 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03PM 0.30 | 8:18AM 0.37 | 8:57PM 0.43 | 9:14AM 0.53 | 9:54PM 0.55 | 10:12AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
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