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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 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 175 | 149 | 123 | 147 | 181 | 193 | 210 | 160 | 121 | 90 | 79 | 121 | 82 | 80 | 107 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 96 | 104 | 102 | 146 | 131 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:09PM 2.90 | 12:37AM 2.95 | 1:02PM 2.70 | 1:34AM 2.77 | 2:04PM 2.49 | 2:41AM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 0.14 | 6:27PM 0.18 | 7:01AM 0.31 | 7:22PM 0.37 | 8:02AM 0.49 | 8:26PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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