Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Ruakaka based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Ruakaka right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Ruakaka

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Marsden Point

8 km NNE6 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
13.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

IWHANG354

10 km N11 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station

18 km NW25 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
moderate winds from the SW
(28 km/h at 225°)
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mangawhai Heads

23 km SSE15 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
12.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangārei (Water Street)

24 km NW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Paparoa (Northland)

28 km SSW55 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Glenbervie Forest

30 km NW112 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Arai

31 km SSE125 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
10.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pacific Bay

33 km NNE10 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whatitiri Springs

34 km W92 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 180°)
11.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ruakaka and within an acceptable time window.

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