Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)888999910101010101099999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114813311533169720272671339941825168490243743860307424671995177014291227848634542470385320
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
2.56
1:59AM
2.57
2:22PM
2.46
3:03AM
2.49
3:24PM
2.38
4:10AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.58
8:10AM
0.75
8:37PM
0.65
9:14AM
0.79
9:41PM
0.69
10:21AM
0.80
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
7655691071155621----------
Temp. °C181717171818181818191920202020222221191818181921
Feels °C (?)141112121313131213141519222222232323201920192124
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