Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.4°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	141	112	121	78	76	76	56	52	56	131	155	165	298	6	5	198	51	70	70	68	68	66	59	54	56	64
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide		5:48AM2.36m				6:05PM2.51m				6:40AM2.42m				6:54PM2.50m					7:30AM2.49m				7:41PM2.49m
Low Tide				11:52AM0.67m				00:21AM0.56m				12:44PM0.64m					1:09AM0.53m				1:31PM0.63m				1:55AM0.50m


	—	—	12:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:51
	—	—	—	2:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:38	—	—	—	—	—	2:39
mm	—	—	—	1	5	1	—	—	2	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Temp °C	17	17	19	22	21	20	18	18	18	16	19	22	23	21	18	15	14	14	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	18	17	19	21	22	20	18	19	17	15	18	20	20	21	17	14	14	14	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	141	112	121	78	76	76	56	52	56	2	17	42	20	20	20	198	138	91	74	59	56	66	59	54	56	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	N 14	N 13	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 6	N 6
kJ	21	8	2	2	19	18	17	2	4	4	2	5	5	15	14	20	51	70	70	68	68	37	38	65	28	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 18	N 12	N 12	N 10	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	NE 11	N 14	N 13
kJ	8	5	5	5	8	2	2	4	6	3	3	2	3	6	5	3	5	35	64	65	65	11	25	5	57	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—
kJ	31	33	39	54	38	42	53	57	80	131	155	165	298	352	306	263	—	—	—	—	—	51	52	38	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Baylys Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	108	78	30	30	30	104	0	108	394	78	9	9	0	9	9	9	98	122	61	14	14	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Bluff-South Side	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay		Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	Tapuaetahi	The Box	The Box	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1		2	1			3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	1	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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