Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.1°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	150	154	180	200	206	217	248	262	291	321	337	305	305	313	284	284	257	250	255	164	226	116	106	105
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	NE	S	SE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:18PM2.51m				3:44AM2.32m					4:18PM2.50m				4:49AM2.32m				5:13PM2.50m				5:48AM2.36m
Low Tide	8:50AM0.62m				9:32PM0.66m				9:52AM0.66m					10:33PM0.64m				10:54AM0.68m				11:29PM0.60m


	12:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:53
	—	2:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:34	—	—	—	—	—	2:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	18	20	20	19	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	17	19	18	19	20	19	19	20	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	337	305	305	313	284	284	257	250	9	164	226	116	106	105
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10
kJ	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	6	6	8	8	21	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 16
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	21	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	N 4	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 7
kJ	150	154	180	200	206	217	248	262	291	321	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	255	38	16	50	53	57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Pataua Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	30	61	61	61	61	61	7	61	61	61	52	52	23	0	0	0	0	30	104	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Okupe Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	The Box	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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