Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
246
246
199
193
183
140
126
126
126
128
126
95
93
93
93
93
61
61
62
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:46AM2.31m
8:21PM2.46m
8:28AM2.35m
8:59PM2.51m
9:10AM2.39m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.70m
2:24AM0.78m
2:36PM0.66m
3:05AM0.71m
3:13PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
13
14
13
12
12
14
15
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
7
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