Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)81111111111111111111166610776977776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34395982811101161491141141121701621168310610360168101121186163182
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
2.80
11:16AM
2.63
11:49PM
2.71
12:12PM
2.53
12:47AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.36
5:04AM
0.56
5:25PM
0.44
6:01AM
0.61
6:23PM
0.53
7:00AM
0.67
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
32----------------------
Temp. °C161412111110111315141413121010131413131212121214
Feels °C (?)16131088771012101010866810101099101012
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