Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
183
264
289
276
281
297
295
372
457
379
492
490
441
382
253
282
244
136
99
91
59
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
S
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:31AM2.48m
6:13PM2.64m
6:34AM2.54m
7:11PM2.73m
7:32AM2.60m
8:04PM2.81m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.53m
00:22AM0.66m
12:47PM0.43m
1:20AM0.55m
1:40PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
15
14
15
16
17
16
14
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