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Ruakaka Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is 4.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 41 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 125 | 123 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 106 | 61 | 103 | 101 | 61 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:20AM 2.67 | 7:34PM 2.67 | 8:17AM 2.77 | 8:31PM 2.69 | 9:12AM 2.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.41 | 1:24PM 0.61 | 1:49AM 0.33 | 2:19PM 0.54 | 2:44AM 0.28 | 3:15PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
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