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Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 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
22.1° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)91212111113111111129121211111111111148887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273439333344323333355835352430302330303422376765
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
S
15
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
2.31
4:53AM
2.26
4:51PM
2.26
5:47AM
2.27
5:44PM
2.23
6:39AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
1.05
10:24PM
0.90
10:52AM
1.09
11:16PM
0.93
11:47AM
1.10
12:09AM
0.92
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------232-211--
Temp. °C171920212019181822242424212019192219222120181818
Feels °C (?)161819212120191922222324212120212221212122201919
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