Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.1° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 4	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	358	305	312	471	373	325	307	301	295	235	225	185	149	141	141	136	136	110	108	80	30	30	30	32
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	ESE	E	NE	ENE	N	N	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:36AM2.47m				4:25PM2.49m				4:39AM2.50m				5:28PM2.58m				5:43AM2.54m
Low Tide		9:25PM0.89m				9:56AM0.63m				10:32PM0.84m				10:58AM0.56m				11:34PM0.75m				12:00PM0.48m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	15	14	14
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	10	11	10	11	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	358	305	312	318	373	325	307	301	295	235	225	185	149	141	141	136	4	110	108	80	10	30	14	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	6	4	4	24	30	9	20	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 6	ESE 11
kJ	4	4	3	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	6	6	24	23	6	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	1	—	—	471	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	136	4	4	6	16	26	30	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Onemana Coromandel	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	9	9	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	61	61	61	0	0	188	430	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	Scott Point			Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	4	3	4	5	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	The Box Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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