Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.0° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM
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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 10	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	43	43	44	30	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	5	10	20	23	23	23	22	21	21
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	N	W	WSW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off
High Tide					6:29PM2.68m				6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m				7:46AM2.63m				8:23PM2.84m
Low Tide		12:00PM0.48m					00:35AM0.65m				1:00PM0.38m				1:34AM0.55m				1:56PM0.31m				2:31AM0.47m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	17	16	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	12	11	11	12	11	10	10	11	12	14	16	14	13	12	12	11	12	14	16	15	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 6	N 5	N 5	NE 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	43	43	44	30	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	59	31	15	14	5	9	20	23	23	23	22	21	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NE 5	N 5	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	23	24	12	21	10	11	12	12	5	5	5	17	5	5	5	5	3	2	11	11	11	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNW 6	ESE 10	NNE 10	—	—	—	NW 5	NNE 4	E 13
kJ	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	5	17	17	18	3	10	10	—	—	—	1	1	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	WSW 2	—	—	—	NNW 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 3
kJ	3	9	13	21	16	21	31	51	70	78	69	97	—	1	—	—	—	8	6	9	7	5	4	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Te Arai Point Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Pareparea Bay Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pataua Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	5	5	5
Distance (km)	30	61	108	30	14	61	61	61	61	9	33	9	14	98	50	91	91	196	122	14	23	150	61	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach		Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Scott Point	Pareparea Bay	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Taupo Bay	Okupe Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	1	3		1	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	4	5	1	1	6	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Porridge Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	8	4	4	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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