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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 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 528 | 471 | 492 | 464 | 464 | 417 | 417 | 356 | 414 | 1581 | 1519 | 1374 | 1491 | 1538 | 1725 | 2140 | 2744 | 5027 | 6260 | 7434 | 13320 | 15898 | 20550 | 19647 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56PM 2.35 | 12:05PM 2.26 | 12:41AM 2.28 | 12:49PM 2.19 | 1:35AM 2.23 | 1:41PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:05AM 0.95 | 6:19PM 0.91 | 6:52AM 1.00 | 7:07PM 0.96 | 7:45AM 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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