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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 1AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 268 | 383 | 505 | 1068 | 1512 | 2054 | 2429 | 4409 | 3926 | 3731 | 3224 | 3009 | 2506 | 2253 | 1777 | 1557 | 1230 | 1094 | 968 | 766 | 718 | 793 | 694 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 2.41 | 8:40AM 2.52 | 8:54PM 2.47 | 9:22AM 2.62 | 9:36PM 2.54 | 10:02AM 2.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:22AM 0.61 | 2:50PM 0.70 | 3:06AM 0.55 | 3:33PM 0.62 | 3:46AM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
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