Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111151414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1037272464541242323121211174039386157565552504948
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
2.35
6:14AM
2.53
6:43PM
2.49
7:02AM
2.63
7:34PM
2.63
7:51AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.75
12:25PM
0.62
12:47AM
0.65
1:14PM
0.49
1:34AM
0.57
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C191715141515171818161514131315191918151514151719
Feels °C (?)151413121313141514131312111114181818141312131415
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