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Ruapuke surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 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 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruapuke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 208 | 170 | 451 | 596 | 523 | 538 | 514 | 506 | 585 | 566 | 461 | 1031 | 2033 | 837 | 778 | 767 | 883 | 601 | 1693 | 741 | 525 | 396 | 781 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 2.81 | 2:59AM 2.50 | 3:25PM 2.65 | 3:59AM 2.38 | 4:24PM 2.50 | 5:02AM 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:18AM 0.37 | 8:57PM 0.43 | 9:14AM 0.53 | 9:54PM 0.55 | 10:12AM 0.68 | 10:52PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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