Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.7° 

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

35 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
12.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

IWHANG354

10 km N11 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station

18 km NW38 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the WSW
(17 km/h at 240°)
12.2 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Whangarei Aerodrome

18 km NW38 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
clearClear skies
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 190°)
12.2 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Mangawhai Heads

23 km SSE15 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
12.0 °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

42 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
11.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pacific Bay

33 km NNE10 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
11.9 °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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