Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
82
75
61
45
45
36
23
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
22
11
10
10
10
4
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM2.33m
1:08PM2.30m
1:14AM2.24m
2:03PM2.23m
2:05AM2.16m
3:04PM2.20m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.91m
7:16PM1.04m
7:38AM0.99m
8:09PM1.09m
8:32AM1.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
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6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
10
12
13
15
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
8
9
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