Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 15	E 15	ESE 14	E 18
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	10	10	20	23	23	23	22	21	21	22	20	21	21	66	101
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	NNW	NE	NNE	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m				7:46AM2.63m				8:23PM2.84m				8:43AM2.66m					9:15PM2.88m
Low Tide	00:35AM0.65m				1:00PM0.38m				1:34AM0.55m				1:56PM0.31m				2:31AM0.47m				2:49PM0.27m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	18	15	14	13	13	12	12	14	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	17	18	15	13	13
Feels °C	11	11	12	14	17	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	15	13	14	12	11	12	12	16	16	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5
kJ	16	16	19	18	17	32	24	16	8	5	5	20	23	23	23	22	21	21	8	13	14	14	14	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 4	NNE 4	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	12	12	5	5	5	17	17	17	18	3	2	4	2	2	11	10	10	10	22	20	21	21	66	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 13	NE 10	E 13	E 15	E 15	E 19	E 18
kJ	5	5	2	2	2	11	11	11	3	10	10	10	11	11	1	1	1	13	4	13	17	17	28	101
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 3
kJ	38	53	45	47	51	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Te Arai Point Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	1	6	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	61	33	9	14	14	14	14	91	61	61	196	122	196	150	61	61	14	50	14	14	14	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Taupo Bay	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	1	6	6	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	9	8	4	6	6	5	5	5	1	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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