Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.0° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	86	65	64	44	44	43	30	30	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	10	20	20	23	23
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	N	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide				5:43AM2.54m					6:29PM2.68m				6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m				7:46AM2.63m
Low Tide		11:34PM0.75m				12:00PM0.48m					00:35AM0.65m				1:00PM0.38m				1:34AM0.55m				1:56PM0.31m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	17	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	16
Feels °C	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	16	16	14	13	12	12	12	12	14	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	N 6	N 6	N 6	NW 6	N 5	NNE 5	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	86	65	64	44	44	43	30	30	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	52	39	29	9	14	7	20	23	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	4	4	4	24	23	24	12	21	10	11	12	12	5	5	5	17	17	17	18	10	20	10	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NE 5	ESE 8	NNW 6	NE 4	NNE 4	—
kJ	2	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	2	2	5	11	11	3	6	3	1	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	SW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 4
kJ	9	9	9	8	7	13	28	22	22	29	42	54	75	69	77	—	2	1	—	—	—	9	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Pataua Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
Distance (km)	61	61	61	0	30	61	389	30	61	61	61	61	61	9	9	9	14	14	50	91	91	23	122	196
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Pareparea Bay	Scott Point	The Box	Scott Point	Taupo Bay	Scott Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	1	3		1	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	1	4	5	5	1	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	7	4	6
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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