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Ruakaka Surf Forecast
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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 59 | 58 | 82 | 87 | 122 | 149 | 149 | 123 | 107 | 191 | 231 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:30AM 2.75 | 10:05PM 2.84 | 10:23AM 2.71 | 10:56PM 2.80 | 11:16AM 2.63 | 11:49PM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.32 | 4:08AM 0.52 | 4:31PM 0.36 | 5:04AM 0.56 | 5:25PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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