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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 Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 326 | 265 | 261 | 186 | 172 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 131 | 94 | 91 | 129 | 191 | 246 | 236 | 247 | 437 | 422 | 706 | 706 | 595 | 480 | 394 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:41AM 2.72 | 3:07PM 2.51 | 3:46AM 2.53 | 4:23PM 2.33 | 5:10AM 2.42 | 5:55PM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.37 | 9:07AM 0.53 | 9:34PM 0.58 | 10:18AM 0.70 | 10:49PM 0.72 | 11:40AM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
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