Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	594	649	697	519	365	411	378	312	295	446	325	307	307	263	258	240	193	185	156	156	115	113	110	133
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:38AM2.46m					3:20PM2.41m				3:36AM2.47m				4:25PM2.49m				4:39AM2.50m				5:28PM2.58m
Low Tide			8:55AM0.68m					9:25PM0.89m				9:56AM0.63m				10:32PM0.84m				10:58AM0.56m				11:34PM0.75m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	14	11	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	12	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	6	6	7	9	11	8	8	8	9	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 10
kJ	4	4	4	4	365	411	378	312	295	301	325	307	307	263	258	240	193	185	156	156	115	113	110	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 15	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	NE 10	N 11
kJ	—	—	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	6	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 13	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	3	4	3	3	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	S 5	S 5	SSW 4	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	594	649	697	519	34	17	7	—	—	446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1
Distance (km)	136	18	18	9	9	9	0	0	9	9	9	18	18	18	18	18	14	14	0	18	61	18	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	1	4	4	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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