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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 Monday 23 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruapuke today?
The current surf forecast for Ruapuke at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 440 | 453 | 487 | 452 | 415 | 352 | 465 | 602 | 756 | 817 | 786 | 659 | 534 | 534 | 421 | 396 | 326 | 265 | 261 | 186 | 172 | 129 | 129 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 3.06 | 1:21PM 2.96 | 1:48AM 2.91 | 2:10PM 2.75 | 2:41AM 2.72 | 3:07PM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 0.14 | 7:41PM 0.16 | 8:09AM 0.32 | 8:32PM 0.37 | 9:07AM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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