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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
20.0° 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 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Hourly12 Days
Northland Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.5
NE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
1.9
ENE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1011101010101010101010109111111111111114455987776666655566666777778888888988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)177891331351411411301271009692886337373776222222202933484111597896967644949462328516875991461902082442793634537211021107310399098489731225493844789682294
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassoncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
2.62
11:33PM
2.72
11:55AM
2.50
12:28AM
2.60
12:50PM
2.39
1:25AM
2.49
1:48PM
2.28
2:24AM
2.42
2:50PM
2.22
3:21AM
2.38
3:52PM
2.21
4:12AM
2.37
4:47PM
2.24
5:01AM
2.36
5:37PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.43
5:45AM
0.62
6:04PM
0.55
6:41AM
0.70
6:59PM
0.66
7:38AM
0.76
7:56PM
0.75
8:37AM
0.79
8:55PM
0.81
9:35AM
0.79
9:54PM
0.84
10:28AM
0.77
10:49PM
0.84
11:16AM
0.74
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-
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Rain (mm)
--1--------------------------------------1------11123577----
Temp. °C151717141313111313161614131313141416161616171615161616161615161616171617171717181819181818181818191919181819191920222220
Feels °C (?)131414121110799121211111212131214141313151313141414151514151414151415161616171617161616151515161616151516171820222119
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