Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.2°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):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	308	284	284	276	229	229	205	205	205	163	140	116	160	121	86	78	82	72	140	186	192	198
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ESE	E	WNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:18PM2.50m				4:49AM2.32m				5:13PM2.50m				5:48AM2.36m				6:05PM2.51m				6:40AM2.42m
Low Tide				10:33PM0.64m				10:54AM0.68m				11:29PM0.60m				11:52AM0.67m				00:21AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:52
	2:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:35	—	—	—	—	—	2:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	16	16	18	19	20	19	19	17	16	16	20	22	21	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	16	18	17	18	17	19	19	20	19	20	18	16	16	21	21	21	19	19	19	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15
kJ	308	284	284	276	229	229	205	205	205	163	140	116	160	121	86	78	82	72	17	2	2	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10
kJ	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	21	8	8	2	19	18	2	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 10	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 12
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	21	8	5	5	5	8	2	6	6	6	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	N 6	N 7	NNE 6	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	38	28	—	38	45	56	42	45	140	186	192	198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Pataua Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	52	23	0	0	0	0	43	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	108	61	30	0	30	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Waipapakauri Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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