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Ruapuke surf break

Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
20.2° C
 (Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?

The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 11AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Dec)6ft (1.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.2
W
2.4
WSW
2.1
W
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121212121111788899111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250622531777155712301094968861718706694683207193193460627573521617673793716716
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
2.62
9:36PM
2.54
10:02AM
2.70
10:16PM
2.60
10:40AM
2.77
10:55PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.55
3:33PM
0.62
3:46AM
0.48
4:13PM
0.54
4:26AM
0.43
4:52PM
0.49
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:40-------8:40--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---1111341------
Temp. °C151616161717171717171818191818181816171716161616
Feels °C (?)11111212121313131312141414131312131110109999
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