Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.4°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	9s
Evening (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	NNE 8	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	6	8	3	3	3	13	21	35	80	119	154	170	164	170	181	180	163	142	159	168	168	168	193
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide					1:16PM2.64m				1:39AM2.45m				2:16PM2.56m				2:39AM2.37m				3:18PM2.51m
Low Tide		6:51AM0.49m					7:29PM0.63m				7:50AM0.56m				8:29PM0.66m				8:50AM0.62m				9:32PM0.66m


	—	—	12:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	2:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:32	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	13	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	11	10	11	12	11	12	12	13	13	12	11	12	14	13	14	15	14	14	16	16	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	1	8	3	3	3	3	19	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	SE 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	ESE 5	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15
kJ	6	1	20	20	20	20	2	6	6	6	6	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	—	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 5	NE 9	N 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	N 11	—	—	—
kJ	5	20	—	1	1	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	3	10	13	21	35	80	119	154	170	164	170	181	180	163	142	159	168	168	168	193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Piha North Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Marsden Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	108	61	61	196	115	104	61	61	61	104	196	104	61	196	145	61	30	30	30	61	104	30	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pipeline United States	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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