Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)888898998889911111199101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10551299156317691765159419901892163514071341595637730714716492502529470480426434371
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
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
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
2.50
10:46AM
2.40
11:17PM
2.43
11:24AM
2.33
11:56PM
2.35
12:05PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.81
4:58PM
0.74
5:22AM
0.89
5:37PM
0.83
6:05AM
0.95
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
38778268322112111231-122
Temp. °C181818181919181920202020212222211918181919202020
Feels °C (?)141414141615141518181920222223222120202121232222
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