Good water quality
Ruakākā Beach
Current Water Quality
Results of water quality samples taken at this location consistently meet national guidelines.
Surf life saving
No lifeguards on duty
We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.
Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
12:00am - 5:00am
Sun, 8 Nov
12:00am - 5:00am
Forecast
Water and weather
Water temp: 17.3°C
Low Risk
High Risk
Wastewater overflow
ThuNow
17.9°CCloudy
NNW5km/h
Thu11am
17.5°CCloudy
N7km/h
Thu1pm
17°CCloudy
NNW7km/h
Thu3pm
16.6°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Thu5pm
16.1°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Thu7pm
17.4°CCloudy
N6km/h
Thu9pm
19.8°CCloudy
N12km/h
Fri5am
19.1°CShowers
N17km/h
Fri7am
18.4°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Fri9am
18°CCloudy
N12km/h
Fri11am
17.7°CCloudy
N10km/h
Fri1pm
17.5°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Fri3pm
17.2°CCloudy
N15km/h
Fri5pm
16.9°CCloudy
NNW17km/h
Fri7pm
17.7°CCloudy
NNW12km/h
Fri9pm
19.3°CShowers
NNW14km/h
Sat5am
19.1°CCloudy
WNW16km/h
Sat7am
17.7°CSunny
WNW7km/h
Sat9am
15.9°CSunny
NW8km/h
Sat11am
14.6°CSunny
NW11km/h
Sat1pm
14.4°CCloudy
NNW8km/h
Sat3pm
14.3°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat5pm
14.5°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Sat7pm
16.3°CCloudy
NW7km/h
Sat9pm
19.1°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Tide
Currently incoming
Thu
10:14am
Low
0.5m
Thu
4:25pm
High
2.06m
Thu
10:30pm
Low
0.56m
Fri
4:45am
High
2.2m
Fri
11:05am
Low
0.45m
Fri
5:19pm
High
2.12m
Fri
11:24pm
Low
0.56m
Sat
5:33am
High
2.19m
Sat
11:51am
Low
0.4m
Sat
6:08pm
High
2.18m
Sun
12:13am
Low
0.56m
Sun
6:18am
High
2.19m
Beach Info
Ruakākā Beach is popular with swimmers, surfers and fishermen alike. It has a modest but growing resident population and good facilities including a surf club, shops and motor camp. Given the heavy industrial development of the Marsden Point area beach usage north of the Ruakākā River mouth is minimal.
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Hazards
Deep water
Large surf
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Sudden drop in water depth
Facilities
Boat ramp
Parking
Playground
Toilet block