Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)910109999999989101088888101099999999999910101010101010101010101014514131313131361212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31830293189178814246264813703623223022047775486383121120120113145140191164157174212171151162164166158167176166173397214196184181275262275494265514470466465474831200358439303410402
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
2.29
1:50AM
2.39
2:24PM
2.24
2:36AM
2.33
3:20PM
2.23
3:22AM
2.28
4:15PM
2.24
4:11AM
2.26
5:07PM
2.28
5:03AM
2.25
5:56PM
2.33
5:53AM
2.27
6:43PM
2.39
6:42AM
2.30
7:28PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.91
8:07AM
0.81
8:23PM
1.01
8:56AM
0.87
9:18PM
1.08
9:46AM
0.91
10:14PM
1.10
10:36AM
0.91
11:06PM
1.08
11:26AM
0.88
11:55PM
1.03
12:15PM
0.83
12:41AM
0.96
1:02PM
0.76
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
Sunrise------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset5:19-------5:20-------5:20-------5:21-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22---
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Rain (mm)
474-------------11-------------------------------11---1111--
Temp. °C171818181616161919171616151515171715141413131315151413131413131313131313131313121212121212121213131112131414141516151414
Feels °C (?)12161818151515181816151513131415161514131212131515141313131111111110101010111099101010101010101099101111111315141414
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