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Ruakaka Surf Forecast
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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 473 | 459 | 340 | 313 | 256 | 211 | 590 | 485 | 557 | 432 | 426 | 345 | 340 | 272 | 212 | 206 | 146 | 104 | 103 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 2.14 | 4:32AM 2.33 | 4:54PM 2.23 | 5:24AM 2.43 | 5:51PM 2.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 0.98 | 10:05PM 0.94 | 10:43AM 0.89 | 11:06PM 0.86 | 11:35AM 0.76 | 11:59PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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