Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 27 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in -0hr 2 min 21 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
59.5°F
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 5ft 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1ft 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 4ft 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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

Updates in -0 hr 2 min 21 s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wed
30
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
NE
6.5
NNE
7
NNE
7
NNE
7
NNE
7
NNE
7.5
NNE
7.5
NNE
7
NNE
8
NNE
8
NNE
10
NNE
11
NNE
13
NNE
16
NNE
18
NNE
18
NNE
16
NNE
16
NNE
13
NNE
13
NNE
13
NNE
Period(s) (?)66788899999999991011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1972103125155546426977809028667798681073134319322827452568427286633710162364138943417
Wind
(mph)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
9:13AM
8.3
9:39PM
8.92
10:00AM
8.3
10:22PM
8.76
10:44AM
8.24
11:02PM
8.56
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
3:04AM
1.8
3:15PM
1.35
3:49AM
1.74
3:59PM
1.54
4:32AM
1.77
4:42PM
1.9
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wed
30
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:20-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:35-------5:36---
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Rain (in)
0.0--------------0.10.20.20.20.10.10.0-0.0
Temp. °F575759595959596159595961616159595959616161595957
Feels °F (?)505052525252505252525052525046484850525457575755

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