Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
98
128
115
111
63
51
29
15
27
25
24
22
26
28
27
19
19
16
15
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:03PM2.47m
00:29AM2.53m
12:54PM2.46m
1:19AM2.49m
1:52PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.66m
6:04PM0.77m
6:37AM0.68m
6:58PM0.84m
7:32AM0.69m
7:59PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
11
9
9
9
8
7
7
9
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
10
9
Feels °C
1
0
1
4
6
5
6
6
5
4
4
6
8
7
6
5
4
5
5
7
9
8
8
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