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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 6 pm Saturday 28 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 235 | 297 | 289 | 265 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 265 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 198 | 364 | 422 | 485 | 419 | 510 | 719 | 2851 | 4066 | 1599 | 1739 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 2.35 | 7:49AM 2.59 | 8:21PM 2.52 | 8:43AM 2.75 | 9:09PM 2.68 | 9:27AM 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 0.64 | 2:04PM 0.53 | 2:24AM 0.49 | 2:56PM 0.36 | 3:13AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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