Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.3°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	22	42	45	40	43	46	47	56	56	56	56	56	56	59	45	45	45	45	46	46	37	37	36	36
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	NW	NNE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					10:10AM2.65m				10:18PM2.54m				10:51AM2.62m				10:57PM2.48m				11:29AM2.55m
Low Tide		3:49AM0.44m					4:07PM0.59m				4:29AM0.50m				4:49PM0.68m				5:08AM0.58m				5:31PM0.77m


	1:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	2:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:15	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	18	19	21	19	16	15	15	14	18	22	22	21	17	16	17	17	18	13	12	14	12
Feels °C	15	14	14	18	19	21	18	16	14	15	13	17	20	21	20	15	13	15	14	15	10	8	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	21	42	45	40	43	46	47	56	56	56	56	56	56	59	45	45	45	45	46	46	240	107	69	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	E 16	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	8	4	3	2	2	2	9	6	7	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	37	37	36	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	N 10	N 10	E 6	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	E 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	—	N 10	N 12	N 12	—	N 11
kJ	22	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	2	3	3	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 4	NNW 4	N 3	N 4	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 6	N 6	W 3	WSW 4	W 4	WNW 4
kJ	—	—	5	1	2	7	—	—	—	8	6	7	14	74	105	75	45	61	103	187	7	19	9	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Forestry Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Waipu River Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Cable Bay Nelson - Tasman Bay	Henderson Bay Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	14	14	39	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	441	9	30	30	127	434	591	176	9	9	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Forestry	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay		Waipu River	Pakiri beach	Ngunguru Bar				Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Taupo Bay	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1				3	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	1	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	8	6

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