Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	178	168	160	165	218	235	235	238	238	238	238	238	295	269	326	303	298	298	298	361	294	289	271
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:26AM2.21m					6:14PM2.33m				6:16AM2.23m				6:59PM2.37m				7:03AM2.26m				7:41PM2.42m
Low Tide				11:48AM0.89m					00:14AM1.01m				12:37PM0.83m				1:00AM0.94m				1:20PM0.76m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	9	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	13	14	12	10	10	10	10	10	13	14	13	12
Feels °C	5	5	6	7	7	9	8	9	7	7	8	10	11	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	178	168	160	165	218	235	235	238	238	238	238	238	295	269	326	303	298	298	298	361	294	289	271
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 5	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	8	4	4	20	42	27	10	2	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 4	N 11	N 11	—	N 11	—	—	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	4	1	1	2	2	—	2	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	S 3	S 3	S 3	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 3	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3
kJ	37	31	29	5	5	8	29	18	14	13	15	8	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	9	9	9	9	14	9	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Box	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Te Araroa East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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