Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	1	1	1	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)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	83	91	74	59	60	52	51	52	52	56	61	72	59	58	56	56	54	56	58	58	58	33	32	21
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NW	NW	N	NNW	WSW	W	NW	N	NNE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				7:54AM2.53m				8:11PM2.63m				8:41AM2.60m				8:56PM2.62m				9:27AM2.64m				9:38PM2.59m
Low Tide		1:38AM0.50m				1:57PM0.49m				2:24AM0.44m				2:42PM0.49m				3:07AM0.43m				3:24PM0.52m


	1:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	2:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:13	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	4	3	1	1	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	17	21	20	18	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	16	16
Feels °C	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	17	21	20	17	15	15	14	12	12	14	16	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	83	91	74	59	60	52	51	52	52	56	61	72	59	58	56	56	54	56	58	58	58	33	32	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	ESE 6	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	12	12	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	4	4	4	4	14	12	13	7	4	6	6	7	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 13	—	N 14	ESE 6	NNE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	2	2	12	11	11	2	10	10	10	10	10	3	—	4	4	10	5	4	2	4	4	22	22	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NNE 2	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 4	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	—	—	—	—	N 5	NNW 5	—	NNE 4	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	—	3	6	6	6	6	6	12	9	10	10	—	—	—	—	11	7	—	4	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	30	108	104	30	14	14	14	9	9	9	23	9	9	9	14	30	23	23	14	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	The Box	Okupe Beach	Okupe Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Helena Bay	Taupo Bay	Matauri Bay	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Dinner Plates Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6

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