Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
378
430
471
462
587
513
1198
1338
1363
1720
1968
2053
1657
1420
1151
1013
811
713
583
455
380
303
303
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:36AM2.21m
00:12AM2.31m
12:21PM2.17m
1:02AM2.28m
1:11PM2.13m
1:58AM2.28m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.83m
6:24AM0.89m
6:31PM0.88m
7:14AM0.91m
7:22PM0.91m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
3
7
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
14
15
18
17
13
14
13
12
13
15
17
17
15
16
16
15
14
16
16
17
15
15
17
15
13
14
16
14
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
11
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
327
378
430
471
462
587
513
1198
1338
1363
1720
1968
2053
1657
1420
1151
1013
811
713
583
455
380
303
303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.7
NW
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
11
11
143
128
92
70
40
40
9
9
12
7
22
8
8
8
14
14
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
295
11
10
9
9
9
4
4
9
9
8
4
3
3
14
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
6
1.9
N
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
51
64
97
235
275
273
3
79
64
35
7
8
10
17
22
34
39
25
24
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
219
438
438
438
444
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
23
39
23
9
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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