Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (22 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	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)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	58	41	30	29	23	23	22	22	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			1:10AM2.54m				1:41PM2.41m				1:56AM2.43m				2:36PM2.34m
Low Tide	6:53PM0.77m				7:24AM0.69m				7:43PM0.90m				8:14AM0.79m				8:37PM1.01m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	11	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	13	12
Feels °C	9	8	8	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 10	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 7	E 7
kJ	58	41	30	29	20	13	8	8	4	4	2	10	7	6	5	9	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 7	NE 7	ESE 10
kJ	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	11	10	10	2	10	10	4	2	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	S 3	NE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 8
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	9	10	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	—	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	SSW 2
kJ	1	1	3	1	1	1	3	5	3	3	3	3	—	1	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	9	14	14	14	14	14	72	64	145	145	145	145	145	145	145	414	414
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4

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