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Ruakaka Surf Forecast
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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:07AM 2.30 | 4:46PM 2.44 | 5:10AM 2.31 | 5:42PM 2.48 | 6:06AM 2.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:55PM 0.85 | 10:19AM 0.73 | 10:57PM 0.81 | 11:20AM 0.68 | 11:53PM 0.73 | 12:14PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks (light winds from the NNW at Kaitaia Airport 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks). 2.2m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.8m 14s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
18 km away, 57 min ago
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