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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 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
21.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111010101010101010912121212121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2137343231311930303030504949104103152147142164170222218210
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NW
0
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
WSW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
2.48
4:37AM
2.47
4:53PM
2.46
5:42AM
2.52
6:00PM
2.46
6:45AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.85
10:09PM
0.65
10:45AM
0.85
11:12PM
0.63
11:51AM
0.80
12:17AM
0.57
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121201919181820212121191716151821202018181817
Feels °C (?)202020202021202022212023191816151720192018191919
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