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Ruapuke Surf Forecast
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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 01 May 2025 NZSTForecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 187 | 231 | 809 | 655 | 745 | 1225 | 1108 | 919 | 372 | 378 | 491 | 615 | 606 | 378 | 610 | 489 | 529 | 529 | 473 | 365 | 359 | 347 | 341 | 341 | 399 | 330 | 822 | 1038 | 1324 | 1154 | 1110 | 1038 | 1010 | 822 | 811 | 788 | 754 | 733 | 624 | 615 | 569 | 484 | 476 | 469 | 367 | 378 | 312 | 573 | 557 | 534 | 408 | 418 | 510 | 988 | 952 | 905 | 758 | 612 | 605 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 2.91 | 12:24AM 2.99 | 12:48PM 2.69 | 1:18AM 2.78 | 1:46PM 2.48 | 2:20AM 2.59 | 2:54PM 2.31 | 3:30AM 2.45 | 4:11PM 2.23 | 4:44AM 2.40 | 5:23PM 2.25 | 5:48AM 2.42 | 6:23PM 2.34 | 6:40AM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:54AM 0.11 | 6:13PM 0.16 | 6:48AM 0.30 | 7:07PM 0.37 | 7:46AM 0.50 | 8:06PM 0.57 | 8:51AM 0.66 | 9:12PM 0.73 | 10:00AM 0.75 | 10:22PM 0.80 | 11:08AM 0.75 | 11:29PM 0.79 | 12:07PM 0.68 | 12:26AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
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