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Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
18.9° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555452443378348327320299255255261266307320333363356320314314341348341348
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
2.46
9:09PM
2.34
9:48AM
2.47
9:47PM
2.33
10:25AM
2.46
10:26PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.64
3:06PM
0.80
3:24AM
0.64
3:45PM
0.80
4:00AM
0.65
4:25PM
0.80
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161518192019191716161919201919181716181919181615
Feels °C (?)161518181919201816161917192020191816191920191614
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