Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

15.5° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	298	298	361	298	294	285	271	263	258	254	250	246	246	246	193	183	140	138	126	126	126	126	123
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:03AM2.26m				7:41PM2.42m				7:46AM2.31m				8:21PM2.46m				8:28AM2.35m				8:59PM2.51m
Low Tide	1:00AM0.94m				1:20PM0.76m				1:43AM0.86m				1:59PM0.70m				2:24AM0.78m				2:36PM0.66m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	14	13	14	14	11	12	14	14	12	10
Feels °C	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	12	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 6	N 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	N 6
kJ	298	298	361	298	294	285	271	263	258	254	250	246	246	246	193	183	140	112	66	126	126	126	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 7	N 6	N 6	ESE 11
kJ	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	138	126	34	27	38	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 9	NE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 19	NE 19	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 6	NW 6	ENE 18	ENE 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	14	14	5	5	22	10	30	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	1	2	3	4	4	5	8	13	15	28	37	43	59	112	141	164	6	6	3	8	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	30	7	7	30	7	0	0	0	9	9	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Whananaki Beach	Okupe Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Okupe Beach	Baylys Beach	The Bluff-South Side	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Marsden Point	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Helena Bay	Elliot Bay	Bland Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	9	9
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	9	9

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