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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 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 676 | 616 | 523 | 441 | 354 | 287 | 235 | 297 | 289 | 265 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 265 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 198 | 323 | 971 | 498 | 353 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:39AM 2.46 | 7:18PM 2.35 | 7:49AM 2.59 | 8:21PM 2.52 | 8:43AM 2.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 0.74 | 12:59PM 0.69 | 1:24AM 0.64 | 2:04PM 0.53 | 2:24AM 0.49 | 2:56PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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