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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 Tuesday 02 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1247 | 901 | 693 | 478 | 396 | 392 | 319 | 266 | 359 | 296 | 227 | 220 | 214 | 127 | 104 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 269 | 504 | 354 | 440 | 731 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:07PM 2.69 | 7:46AM 2.72 | 8:05PM 2.82 | 8:39AM 2.90 | 8:58PM 2.94 | 9:30AM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 0.31 | 1:54PM 0.39 | 2:22AM 0.16 | 2:49PM 0.24 | 3:14AM 0.05 | 3:43PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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