Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (16 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777788878888899988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123135147128113102467577775772645845485741393354515048
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
2.29
5:43PM
2.30
6:29AM
2.32
6:30PM
2.28
7:16AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.78
11:40AM
0.97
12:02AM
0.79
12:30PM
0.97
12:50AM
0.79
1:15PM
0.95
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise------------------------
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------32---------------
Temp. °C191817172123231917161616171919181514151518202119
Feels °C (?)181817171920221916141212111313141211131315171715
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