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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
21.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 228 | 222 | 216 | 248 | 275 | 216 | 179 | 181 | 157 | 161 | 141 | 145 | 145 | 132 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 131 | 138 | 160 | 96 | 99 | 92 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM 2.27 | 4:05PM 2.39 | 4:46AM 2.26 | 4:54PM 2.34 | 5:40AM 2.29 | 5:43PM 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:31PM 0.71 | 9:48AM 0.88 | 10:23PM 0.75 | 10:45AM 0.94 | 11:13PM 0.78 | 11:40AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
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