Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
0.7
E
10
1.6
SE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.7
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
1.8
SE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
96
141
178
156
191
184
270
260
214
218
170
180
208
153
215
263
336
325
315
614
413
404
462
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:54AM2.46m
1:15PM2.33m
1:44AM2.46m
2:14PM2.35m
2:38AM2.46m
3:20PM2.41m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.80m
7:04AM0.73m
7:18PM0.86m
7:58AM0.72m
8:19PM0.89m
8:55AM0.68m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
8
11
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
6
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
8
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