Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.5° 

Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
47
100
157
297
392
287
166
104
78
62
31
28
27
27
16
25
24
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM2.54m
9:52AM2.43m
10:17PM2.56m
10:34AM2.45m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.63m
3:44AM0.67m
3:51PM0.63m
4:24AM0.65m
4:32PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
8
11
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
6
7
7
6
6
4
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
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