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Ruakaka Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 56 | 61 | 73 | 50 | 57 | 47 | 202 | 110 | 88 | 90 | 149 | 227 | 268 | 255 | 261 | 297 | 360 | 417 | 456 | 514 | 564 | 638 | 666 | 1236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 2.76 | 11:40AM 2.72 | 12:10AM 2.74 | 12:31PM 2.65 | 1:02AM 2.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00PM 0.41 | 5:22AM 0.56 | 5:48PM 0.44 | 6:15AM 0.62 | 6:40PM 0.50 | 7:11AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
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