Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
122
150
93
57
57
49
85
78
115
92
92
90
88
88
92
125
125
125
119
119
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32AM2.60m
8:04PM2.81m
8:26AM2.65m
8:53PM2.85m
9:16AM2.69m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.35m
2:13AM0.46m
2:29PM0.31m
3:03AM0.40m
3:16PM0.34m
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light rain
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cloud
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cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
14
13
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
18
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
15
13
12
9
9
9
9
11
10
9
8
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