Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	9s
Evening (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NNE 3	NE 9	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	3	3	3	16	19	34	53	90	114	133	149	164	155	149	154	158	168	185	191	211	217
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			1:16PM2.64m				1:39AM2.45m				2:16PM2.56m				2:39AM2.37m				3:18PM2.51m
Low Tide					7:29PM0.63m				7:50AM0.56m				8:29PM0.66m				8:50AM0.62m				9:32PM0.66m


	12:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—
	—	2:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:32	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	12	11	11	12	12	14	13	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12
kJ	3	3	3	3	19	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	ESE 5	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15
kJ	20	20	20	20	2	3	6	6	2	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 5	NE 9	NE 12	E 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	N 11	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	1	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	3	10	16	19	34	53	90	114	133	149	164	155	149	154	158	168	185	191	211	217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	61	61	104	104	61	61	61	61	196	61	61	196	61	61	0	30	104	61	108	30	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Bluff-South Side	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Scott Point Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Scott Point Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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