Ruakaka Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.91° S 174.46° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (23 Apr)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sun 26
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	197	181	115	70	55	55	176	215	373	337	297	377	512	495	363	278	200	165	122	80	52	43	32	32
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide					12:12PM2.53m				00:47AM2.60m				1:10PM2.43m				1:49AM2.52m				2:12PM2.34m
Low Tide			6:01AM0.61m				6:23PM0.53m				7:00AM0.67m				7:22PM0.61m				8:01AM0.70m				8:23PM0.66m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:44
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	4	7	4	4	3	4	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	9	10	10	11	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 7	NNE 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 12	SE 11	N 10	N 9	ESE 9	E 6	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8
kJ	37	36	34	50	33	55	14	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	7	80	52	8	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	N 10	—	—	SE 12	N 10	N 10	N 14	N 10	N 10	E 11	N 17	SE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 16	N 16	N 15
kJ	7	3	10	10	9	9	2	2	—	—	6	2	2	4	2	2	2	6	5	8	8	5	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	N 6	N 6	E 8	N 6	N 10	N 6	—	—	N 6	N 13	N 14	—	—	—	N 14	—	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	2	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	—	—	1	3	4	—	—	—	4	—	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 9	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	197	181	115	70	55	49	176	215	373	337	297	377	512	495	363	278	200	165	122	—	—	43	32	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tapuaetahi Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Langs beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	96	14	14	115	18	18	14	9	9	96	53	50	53	96	43	41	61	49	18	18	115	18	53	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Waipapakauri Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Tapotupoto Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Bland Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	6	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	3
Header Global	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Buchupureo Chile	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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