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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 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
21.1° 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 9AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 3173 | 2004 | 1542 | 1209 | 878 | 711 | 611 | 560 | 475 | 423 | 344 | 276 | 217 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 210 | 109 | 119 | 155 | 263 | 263 | 210 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:03AM 2.49 | 3:24PM 2.38 | 4:10AM 2.45 | 4:33PM 2.33 | 5:13AM 2.47 | 5:39PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 0.79 | 9:41PM 0.69 | 10:21AM 0.80 | 10:46PM 0.69 | 11:25AM 0.75 | 11:49PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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