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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 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 743 | 771 | 862 | 943 | 904 | 887 | 792 | 745 | 731 | 607 | 584 | 500 | 490 | 407 | 348 | 335 | 282 | 276 | 226 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 176 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:33AM 2.23 | 1:09PM 2.38 | 1:20AM 2.21 | 2:00PM 2.37 | 2:12AM 2.20 | 2:54PM 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38AM 0.75 | 7:19PM 0.80 | 7:26AM 0.78 | 8:09PM 0.80 | 8:19AM 0.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
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