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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 5 pm Friday 17 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 360 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:34PM 2.63 | 7:51AM 2.71 | 8:24PM 2.75 | 8:40AM 2.75 | 9:15PM 2.82 | 9:30AM 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 0.49 | 1:34AM 0.57 | 2:01PM 0.38 | 2:22AM 0.52 | 2:49PM 0.32 | 3:14AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - |
| Sunset | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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