Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010991414141413131313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34036125617559048555743243034534027221220614610410372724645412423
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
2.14
4:32AM
2.33
4:54PM
2.23
5:24AM
2.43
5:51PM
2.35
6:14AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.94
10:43AM
0.89
11:06PM
0.86
11:35AM
0.76
11:59PM
0.75
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:57-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11------21-------------1
Temp. °C201917161514162018161514151517191916151414151718
Feels °C (?)201916151413151816141311111113151513131212131516
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