Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Feb 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
21.9° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)101010101099999999999912111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1731371371071059896949473106717084848688228205198165162122120
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
2.50
7:44AM
2.67
8:03PM
2.54
8:39AM
2.74
8:58PM
2.58
9:29AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.49
1:52PM
0.63
2:14AM
0.40
2:47PM
0.55
3:05AM
0.35
3:39PM
0.48
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1------1---1----1---
Temp. °C191817171820212121212122252827272322222118172120
Feels °C (?)201918182022222223242425272828302624242316151817
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