Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)--
Afternoon (10 Nov)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
529
503
0
0
547
426
271
255
105
129
196
173
77
116
153
182
190
264
207
182
211
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
N
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:07PM2.44m
9:44AM2.57m
9:48PM2.41m
10:25AM2.54m
10:27PM2.36m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.66m
3:20AM0.52m
3:42PM0.70m
4:01AM0.55m
4:24PM0.74m
4:39AM0.61m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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2:40
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2:43
 mm
9
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
23
20
19
16
15
14
14
18
20
19
19
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
14
15
17
17
19
21
21
20
16
14
13
14
18
19
18
18
15
15
14
14
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