Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	E 10	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	448	96	141	178	156	191	184	270	260	214	218	170	180	208	153	215	263	336	325	315	614	413	404	462
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			00:54AM2.46m				1:15PM2.33m				1:44AM2.46m				2:14PM2.35m				2:38AM2.46m					3:20PM2.41m
Low Tide	6:24PM0.80m				7:04AM0.73m				7:18PM0.86m				7:58AM0.72m				8:19PM0.89m				8:55AM0.68m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—
mm	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	11	12	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	11
Feels °C	10	8	8	7	8	11	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	6	6	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	N 8	N 8	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	448	295	181	96	156	191	184	270	260	214	218	170	180	208	133	167	160	128	131	131	4	413	404	462
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 7	N 8	N 8	ESE 6	NNW 8	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 9	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 13	N 13
kJ	98	96	71	46	57	29	47	11	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 11	E 12	N 8	NNW 8	N 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	NE 8	N 9	N 7	—	N 14	N 14	—	—	—	—	—	N 14	N 13	N 13
kJ	—	9	26	49	38	18	19	11	6	3	9	2	1	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 10	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	—	31	141	178	156	104	19	30	38	36	32	18	10	19	153	215	263	336	325	315	614	17	19	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Paparahi Point Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Black Swamp Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Hicks Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	53	101	101	18	14	14	28	49	14	14	0	0	18	96	324	389	136	136	136	18	14	14	14	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Langs beach	Black Swamp	Takou Bay	Black Swamp	Takou Bay	Pareparea Bay	Bland Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora			Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Pakiri beach	Langs beach	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5
Header Global	The Womb Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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