Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
9
25
25
22
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM2.56m
12:38PM2.54m
1:01AM2.49m
1:37PM2.48m
1:59AM2.43m
2:45PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.63m
6:45PM0.80m
7:14AM0.67m
7:47PM0.84m
8:16AM0.70m
8:54PM0.85m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
18
18
17
14
12
11
11
11
16
16
13
12
11
11
11
12
16
19
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
15
16
15
12
10
9
9
10
13
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
13
17
13
12
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