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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
21.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 123 | 135 | 147 | 128 | 113 | 102 | 46 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 57 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:40AM 2.29 | 5:43PM 2.30 | 6:29AM 2.32 | 6:30PM 2.28 | 7:16AM 2.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:13PM 0.78 | 11:40AM 0.97 | 12:02AM 0.79 | 12:30PM 0.97 | 12:50AM 0.79 | 1:15PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
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