Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	312	301	446	307	307	301	295	235	225	185	149	141	141	113	86	65	84	61	59	43	44	30	26	26
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:36AM2.47m				4:25PM2.49m				4:39AM2.50m				5:28PM2.58m				5:43AM2.54m					6:29PM2.68m
Low Tide				9:56AM0.63m				10:32PM0.84m				10:58AM0.56m				11:34PM0.75m				12:00PM0.48m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	11	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	9	10	10	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 12	N 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	312	301	325	307	3	3	295	235	225	185	149	141	141	113	86	65	84	61	59	43	44	30	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	24	23	23	12	21	10	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5
kJ	—	—	446	—	307	301	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	7	6	7	15	15	21	28	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Forestry Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	0	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	61	61	39	61	61	30	30	30	61	104	30	30	414
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	5	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	The Box Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Shag Rock Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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