Surf Forecast Surf Report
Ruakaka surf break

Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 06 Apr 2025 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Mon
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)7888881616161616161515131212121211111111111010101012121212121256667788899999999999999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)48323529293151508483838073718410510210093878484575853323133484847464645106175230225230334389487621708660635567550493439450304297193193162166166127131
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrossonononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
2.33
2:52AM
2.41
3:15PM
2.26
3:53AM
2.39
4:20PM
2.24
4:49AM
2.40
5:17PM
2.27
5:39AM
2.42
6:06PM
2.32
6:24AM
2.43
6:52PM
2.38
7:06AM
2.44
7:34PM
2.43
7:44AM
2.44
8:13PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.76
9:03AM
0.86
9:25PM
0.79
10:06AM
0.84
10:27PM
0.78
11:02AM
0.80
11:23PM
0.74
11:52AM
0.74
12:12AM
0.70
12:37PM
0.68
12:55AM
0.67
1:18PM
0.64
1:34AM
0.67
1:56PM
0.61
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Mon
14
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00--
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Rain (mm)
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