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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 pm Wednesday 19 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1129 | 1034 | 1255 | 1478 | 1775 | 1713 | 1421 | 1338 | 1170 | 1060 | 940 | 810 | 725 | 627 | 555 | 461 | 443 | 378 | 370 | 370 | 320 | 299 | 255 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 2.40 | 7:51PM 2.35 | 8:29AM 2.44 | 8:31PM 2.34 | 9:10AM 2.46 | 9:09PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.80 | 2:07AM 0.65 | 2:27PM 0.80 | 2:46AM 0.64 | 3:06PM 0.80 | 3:24AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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