Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 09 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)988888888888888879777111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13212312010088881121121091263635528269454431292920414127
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
2.86
11:34PM
2.66
12:08PM
2.78
12:29AM
2.56
1:02PM
2.67
1:25AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
0.50
5:42AM
0.36
6:19PM
0.56
6:37AM
0.46
7:15PM
0.62
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
12122------1111-1------4
Temp. °C192020201817161619212219181717161718181717161616
Feels °C (?)202120211917171719182220191818161819191818161616
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