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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 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 733 | 643 | 561 | 553 | 434 | 362 | 362 | 117 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 131 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 201 | 192 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 3.00 | 11:00PM 2.98 | 11:14AM 2.99 | 11:33PM 2.98 | 11:47AM 2.93 | 12:06AM 2.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:34AM 0.17 | 4:54PM 0.09 | 5:10AM 0.16 | 5:27PM 0.10 | 5:45AM 0.20 | 6:00PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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