Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	180	200	206	211	242	262	321	313	359	359	328	300	276	257	257	233	250	164	136	136	106	106
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	E	NE	W	WNW	NNE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:18PM2.51m				3:44AM2.32m					4:18PM2.50m				4:49AM2.32m				5:13PM2.50m				5:48AM2.36m
Low Tide			9:32PM0.66m				9:52AM0.66m					10:33PM0.64m				10:54AM0.68m				11:29PM0.60m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:53
	2:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:34	—	—	—	—	—	2:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	18
Feels °C	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	19	17	17	18	18	19	20	19	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	13	12	11	11	11	11	321	11	359	359	328	300	276	257	257	233	9	164	136	136	106	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10
kJ	4	5	4	4	4	4	11	4	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	6	9	8	8	21	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	6	6	21	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	N 4	N 4	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	180	200	206	211	242	262	—	313	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	250	23	32	39	41	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Langs beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	108	61	61	61	61	61	61	52	52	18	14	0	0	0	0	30	104	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Great Exhibition Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Waipapakauri Beach	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5

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