Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
21
61
54
44
66
167
174
86
59
36
24
12
15
20
18
20
21
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:17AM2.47m
11:42PM2.55m
12:03PM2.47m
00:29AM2.53m
12:54PM2.46m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.71m
5:49AM0.66m
6:04PM0.77m
6:37AM0.68m
6:58PM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
10
8
7
6
5
8
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
6
4
4
3
1
0
4
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
7
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