Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
2
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101010106888888887778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68664544422020191919193391067957762616630501432367349295247321
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
2.56
7:29PM
2.45
7:51AM
2.59
8:18PM
2.52
8:35AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.58
1:15PM
0.60
1:35AM
0.53
2:02PM
0.53
2:20AM
0.50
2:47PM
0.49
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------211----------
Temp. °C191918161718181616151618181818181817171717181817
Feels °C (?)181815131414141313131615151515151514141313141414
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