Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.9° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
7
7
3
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:13PM2.67m
9:49AM2.75m
10:02PM2.68m
10:38AM2.79m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.60m
3:23AM0.39m
3:47PM0.56m
4:11AM0.36m
4:39PM0.55m
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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2:27
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1
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Temp °C
18
15
14
12
11
10
15
18
18
16
13
11
11
11
17
20
19
16
15
Feels °C
17
12
11
10
9
8
12
15
14
12
10
9
9
9
14
15
15
13
12
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