Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.1
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
94
229
229
190
151
108
86
69
43
40
31
24
23
23
22
22
11
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM2.56m
00:24AM2.64m
12:51PM2.49m
1:10AM2.54m
1:41PM2.41m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.63m
6:36AM0.58m
6:53PM0.77m
7:24AM0.69m
7:43PM0.90m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
12
11
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ruakaka surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest