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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 Sunday 29 Mar 2026 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 167 | 167 | 210 | 87 | 119 | 117 | 263 | 263 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 158 | 150 | 113 | 98 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | off | glass | cross- 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- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 2.47 | 5:39PM 2.34 | 6:10AM 2.51 | 6:37PM 2.38 | 7:03AM 2.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:46PM 0.69 | 11:25AM 0.75 | 11:49PM 0.65 | 12:23PM 0.68 | 12:45AM 0.58 | 1:15PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
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