Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.7°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
16
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
13
164
99
62
37
26
25
17
11
17
20
35
35
31
42
47
57
98
98
35
34
65
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13AM2.18m
5:46PM2.35m
6:05AM2.27m
6:32PM2.44m
6:52AM2.38m
7:15PM2.53m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.91m
11:53PM0.88m
12:16PM0.81m
00:40AM0.77m
12:59PM0.72m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
7
8
10
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
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