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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 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
21.7° C
(Which is 3.6°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: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1113 | 1121 | 1192 | 1000 | 817 | 373 | 314 | 242 | 206 | 159 | 155 | 105 | 84 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 203 | 276 | 282 | 183 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:04AM 2.45 | 1:33PM 2.61 | 1:57AM 2.37 | 2:25PM 2.52 | 2:52AM 2.31 | 3:16PM 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08AM 0.56 | 7:46PM 0.61 | 8:00AM 0.68 | 8:38PM 0.66 | 8:53AM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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