Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
79
59
45
45
44
31
31
31
21
21
20
19
19
19
10
24
25
25
26
27
27
26
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:14AM2.59m
10:34PM2.64m
10:59AM2.61m
11:20PM2.61m
11:46AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.56m
4:11PM0.63m
4:40AM0.56m
4:58PM0.68m
5:26AM0.59m
5:50PM0.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
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6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
14
12
12
12
13
13
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
14
14
12
12
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