Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.1°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	SSW 4	NE 10	NE 10	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 14	SE 5	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	23	24	24	24	23	23	38	31	29	167	215	132	111	106	59	51	38	40	22	30	133	84	70	59
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:35PM2.41m				12:07PM2.47m				00:14AM2.33m				12:47PM2.38m				00:54AM2.26m					1:30PM2.30m
Low Tide			5:47AM0.68m				6:13PM0.85m				6:27AM0.78m				6:56PM0.91m					7:09AM0.87m				7:42PM0.97m


	1:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	2:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:17	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	11	13	15	14	13	12	11	9	8	11	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	14	18	17	15	12
Feels °C	7	8	7	8	9	7	8	7	6	5	3	6	7	11	9	9	9	8	8	11	15	14	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NE 10	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 5	ESE 9	NE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	76	24	100	69	37	23	13	23	23	23	15	15	15	25	59	51	38	28	22	30	15	84	70	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	N 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 14	NE 10	NE 10	N 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	23	2	24	24	23	23	23	4	4	2	7	7	7	6	26	28	27	40	16	16	20	15	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 15	E 14	NE 14	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 6	N 6	E 14	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 17	ESE 15	ESE 15	NE 10	ESE 14	ESE 10	NE 12	N 16	N 16	N 15
kJ	3	4	4	8	8	8	8	4	1	4	2	6	6	2	6	21	21	15	19	11	6	20	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	NNW 7	WNW 4	WSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	S 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SE 10	S 4	—	—
kJ	18	175	28	28	18	30	38	31	29	167	215	132	111	106	3	1	2	8	6	24	133	7	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Black Swamp Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	The Ledge Northland	Pataua Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	30	30	9	14	28	136	136	319	215	150	18	96	159	0	0	9	0	0	14	96	23	64	14	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Okupe Beach	Daniels Reef	Omaha Beach and Bar	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay				Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Henderson Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	6	8	7	6

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