Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010109999999888811111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303341303303303303303269264258253216211206182152313173173184237627663712
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
2.31
11:02AM
2.45
11:07PM
2.29
11:40AM
2.43
11:49PM
2.26
12:22PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.80
4:36AM
0.67
5:06PM
0.79
5:13AM
0.69
5:49PM
0.79
5:53AM
0.72
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--------------11-------
Temp. °C201916141414182020191716171718191919181818181920
Feels °C (?)201915131414181919181716171617181818181818181818
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