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Ruakaka Surf Forecast
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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° 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: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 16139 | 12889 | 13145 | 21287 | 18704 | 15713 | 13235 | 8214 | 4346 | 1247 | 930 | 748 | 621 | 551 | 530 | 468 | 354 | 339 | 273 | 262 | 175 | 581 | 465 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:41PM 2.13 | 2:36AM 2.22 | 2:42PM 2.11 | 3:36AM 2.26 | 3:50PM 2.14 | 4:32AM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 0.99 | 8:44AM 1.03 | 9:01PM 0.99 | 9:45AM 0.98 | 10:05PM 0.94 | 10:43AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
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