Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
2.1
SSE
6
2.4
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
6
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
320
590
544
575
321
612
519
406
307
339
312
312
301
348
373
314
307
258
197
189
149
149
113
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
2:14PM2.35m
2:38AM2.46m
3:20PM2.41m
3:36AM2.47m
4:25PM2.49m
4:39AM2.50m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.89m
8:55AM0.68m
9:25PM0.89m
9:56AM0.63m
10:32PM0.84m
10:58AM0.56m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
Feels °C
7
7
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
7
8
10
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