Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
14
13
12
12
11
26
25
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
4
4
2
5
5
2
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM2.41m
7:38PM2.54m
8:10AM2.54m
8:25PM2.62m
9:00AM2.66m
9:13PM2.67m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.69m
1:25PM0.75m
1:50AM0.57m
2:11PM0.66m
2:36AM0.47m
2:58PM0.60m
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clear
clear
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clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1:07
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1:03
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2:25
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2:26
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2:27
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
16
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
16
18
19
19
16
14
14
14
18
18
17
17
14
Feels °C
11
11
14
17
16
15
13
13
11
11
14
15
17
18
14
12
11
11
16
17
15
17
12
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