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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 Thursday 04 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
19.8° 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 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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) (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 199 | 172 | 75 | 313 | 250 | 573 | 794 | 1111 | 1276 | 1491 | 1576 | 1055 | 660 | 439 | 361 | 264 | 204 | 160 | 129 | 158 | 153 | 383 | 380 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:58PM 2.94 | 9:30AM 3.06 | 9:50PM 3.02 | 10:19AM 3.17 | 10:41PM 3.05 | 11:08AM 3.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:14AM 0.05 | 3:43PM 0.11 | 4:04AM -0.03 | 4:35PM 0.04 | 4:54AM -0.05 | 5:26PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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