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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 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1107 | 1032 | 903 | 906 | 1423 | 1414 | 1705 | 1567 | 1521 | 1919 | 1818 | 1533 | 1617 | 1918 | 1151 | 1454 | 2072 | 2912 | 2853 | 2177 | 1923 | 1724 | 1887 | 2184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 2.40 | 5:44AM 2.28 | 6:23PM 2.49 | 6:55AM 2.40 | 7:23PM 2.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 0.76 | 11:25PM 0.78 | 11:53AM 0.72 | 12:38AM 0.67 | 12:59PM 0.59 | 1:35AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato
The wind is still cross-on at Ruapuke (moderate winds from the SW at Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station 32 km from Ruapuke). 1.3m 8s swell from the WSW with a 1.0m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
32 km away, 1 h 28 min ago
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