Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)--

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.7
N
1.3
N
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.3
E
0.8
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)9111011101010107798871171111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212232222006132160226259578284119116116114
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
2.82
9:30AM
2.75
10:05PM
2.84
10:23AM
2.71
10:56PM
2.80
11:16AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.50
3:39PM
0.32
4:08AM
0.52
4:31PM
0.36
5:04AM
0.56
5:25PM
0.44
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:47-
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--21-133------1---------
Temp. °C151414131517161413131312141717131312131212141513
Feels °C (?)131211111315141312121211131514898988111210
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