Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

15.4°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	190	157	153	125	119	116	78	85	83	76	74	74	52	60	51	51	52	55	61	70	69	58	56	54
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NE	WNW	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide				7:03AM2.45m				7:24PM2.61m				7:54AM2.53m				8:11PM2.63m				8:41AM2.60m				8:56PM2.62m
Low Tide	00:47AM0.57m					1:09PM0.53m				1:38AM0.50m				1:57PM0.49m				2:24AM0.44m				2:42PM0.49m


	1:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	2:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:12	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	17	21	19	15	14
Feels °C	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	15	16	20	19	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	190	157	153	125	119	116	78	85	83	76	74	74	52	60	51	51	52	55	61	70	69	58	56	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 12	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 10	ESE 7	NE 11	NNE 11	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	N 4	NNW 4
kJ	12	13	11	6	6	2	15	5	12	9	8	9	18	17	13	8	8	8	7	4	4	4	9	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 12	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	NNE 10	—	—	N 14	N 10	NNE 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	2	2	12	12	11	11	2	10	10	10	2	10	—	—	4	8	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	6	8	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whananaki bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	61	61	104	43	30	0	0	0	30	30	30	30	30	14	14	14	9	30	9	9	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Whananaki Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	5	5	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Scott Point Northland	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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