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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 Thursday 02 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 149 | 178 | 149 | 173 | 173 | 187 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 287 | 257 | 264 | 244 | 293 | 315 | 322 | 322 | 329 | 424 | 548 | 474 | 454 | 464 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:03PM 2.57 | 9:17AM 2.59 | 9:46PM 2.60 | 9:56AM 2.56 | 10:26PM 2.60 | 10:33AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 0.49 | 3:02AM 0.51 | 3:28PM 0.48 | 3:43AM 0.56 | 4:07PM 0.50 | 4:23AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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