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Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
18.9° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109999999991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)902810692615555452443378348327320299255255261272301320363363356348348341
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
0
NW
0
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
2.34
9:10AM
2.46
9:09PM
2.34
9:48AM
2.47
9:47PM
2.33
10:25AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.80
2:46AM
0.64
3:06PM
0.80
3:24AM
0.64
3:45PM
0.80
4:00AM
0.65
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211917171615181920201817161619192018181716151918
Feels °C (?)212017171615181819201918161620181919191816152017
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