Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (26 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26			Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	72	70	446	184	178	168	160	165	235	235	235	238	238	238	238	238	265	246	303
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide		5:24PM2.30m				5:26AM2.21m					6:14PM2.33m				6:16AM2.23m				6:59PM2.37m
Low Tide				11:25PM1.07m				11:48AM0.89m					00:14AM1.01m				12:37PM0.83m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	10	9	8	9	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	9	12	13	11	9
Feels °C	10	9	7	7	6	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	8	7	6	9	11	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	41	27	18	184	178	168	160	165	235	235	235	238	238	238	238	238	265	246	303
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	E 5	ESE 6	NW 6	N 6	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	61	63	38	9	8	4	4	21	47	1	1	2	2	2	2	5	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	—	—	N 6	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 11	—	N 11	—	—	N 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	72	70	—	—	3	—	—	4	4	4	4	2	—	2	—	—	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	WSW 2	ESE 14	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	S 3	SW 3	SE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 3	SE 5	—
kJ	1	1	446	37	39	23	18	5	2	51	34	17	12	13	15	8	4	7	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipu River Northland	Langs beach Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Langs beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	9	18	53	9	9	9	9	18	0	9	0	0	9	9	9	9	9	9	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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