Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 am 04 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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). 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 (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	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	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	229	242	305	328	328	328	328	305	276	276	257	257	233	233	255	136	116	103	106	82	80	76	54	265	289	247	204
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ENE	WNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		3:44AM2.32m					4:18PM2.50m				4:49AM2.32m				5:13PM2.50m				5:48AM2.36m				6:05PM2.51m				6:40AM2.42m
Low Tide				9:52AM0.66m					10:33PM0.64m				10:54AM0.68m				11:29PM0.60m				11:52AM0.67m				00:21AM0.56m


	—	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:52
	—	—	—	—	2:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:35	—	—	—	—	—	2:36
mm	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	20	20	20	18	17	18	18	19	22	23	21	18	18	18	15
Feels °C	15	15	15	14	15	17	15	17	18	17	17	19	19	18	21	19	18	18	19	19	20	22	20	18	19	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NE 8	N 10	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15	N 9	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	328	328	305	276	276	257	257	233	233	9	136	116	103	106	82	80	76	54	17	7	247	204
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 11	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 18	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	9	8	21	8	2	2	19	18	6	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	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	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 13	N 12	N 18	N 18	N 12
kJ	—	4	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	21	8	5	5	5	2	3	3	6	6	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	N 4	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 6	NNE 4	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—
kJ	229	242	305	328	328	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	255	31	42	42	40	56	52	29	114	265	289	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	61	61	61	61	61	52	41	14	0	0	0	7	30	104	0	0	0	0	7	30	108	107	104	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay				Taupo Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1				3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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