Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.1° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	225	185	149	141	141	136	86	65	64	44	43	43	44	30	26	26	16	16	18	18	17	17	17	17
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:39AM2.50m				5:28PM2.58m				5:43AM2.54m					6:29PM2.68m				6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m
Low Tide				10:58AM0.56m				11:34PM0.75m				12:00PM0.48m					00:35AM0.65m				1:00PM0.38m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	16	14	13	12	13	14	14	16	18	15	14	13
Feels °C	8	9	9	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	10	9	10	12	12	15	17	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	N 5	NNW 5	N 5
kJ	225	185	149	141	141	136	86	65	64	44	43	43	44	30	26	26	16	16	18	18	17	43	23	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	24	23	24	12	21	10	11	12	12	5	5	5	17	7	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	11	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	12	12	10	7	9	14	20	15	35	42	52	56	61	51	93	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Forestry Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	14	14	18	18	39	61	61	61	0	30	61	389	30	61	61	61	61	9	9	9	9	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3		1	3	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Shag Rock Auckland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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