Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.4
NE
9
0.2
NNE
17
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
1.4
SSW
5
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
23
38
37
20
29
29
48
51
53
51
48
61
62
46
44
87
43
41
43
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM2.60m
6:21AM2.49m
6:51PM2.68m
7:15AM2.57m
7:40PM2.74m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.56m
00:07AM0.63m
12:30PM0.46m
1:01AM0.52m
1:20PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
10
9
9
12
15
16
13
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
8
7
6
10
12
13
10
5
6
5
6
5
7
7
6
7
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