Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
E
18
0.6
E
18
0.7
E
17
0.7
ESE
17
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
20
23
23
23
22
21
21
22
20
21
21
66
105
222
287
286
346
333
329
320
296
305
301
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
0
N
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:46AM2.63m
8:23PM2.84m
8:43AM2.66m
9:15PM2.88m
9:37AM2.67m
10:04PM2.87m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.31m
2:31AM0.47m
2:49PM0.27m
3:25AM0.42m
3:39PM0.30m
4:15AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
13
15
14
14
12
12
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
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