Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.3° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s
Evening (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	186	300	300	255	214	218	208	136	215	331	418	389	351	337	396	602	440	407	482	408	365	559	537	373
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:15PM2.33m				1:44AM2.46m				2:14PM2.35m				2:38AM2.46m					3:20PM2.41m				3:36AM2.47m
Low Tide			7:18PM0.86m				7:58AM0.72m				8:19PM0.89m				8:55AM0.68m					9:25PM0.89m				9:56AM0.63m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	11
Feels °C	11	9	10	9	7	8	8	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	186	300	300	255	214	218	208	136	133	131	120	150	128	4	4	4	3	407	482	408	365	388	380	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNW 8	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 9	NE 9	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	19	11	4	4	5	7	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNE 8	N 7	NE 9	NE 8	—	N 7	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	N 12
kJ	28	7	4	3	2	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	4	3	3	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 10	ESE 9	S 4	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—
kJ	13	22	27	22	16	10	28	130	215	331	418	389	351	337	396	602	440	6	—	—	—	559	537	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	14	14	14	9	14	0	18	96	136	136	359	18	18	18	18	18	9	9	0	0	9	9	14	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Bland Bay	Pareparea Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay		The Ledge	Pakiri beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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