Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 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 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s 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 Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	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	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	10	10	20	23	23	23	22	21	21	22	20	21	41
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNE	NNE	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	6:29PM2.68m				6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m				7:46AM2.63m				8:23PM2.84m				8:43AM2.66m
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	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	18	16
Feels °C	12	13	11	12	12	16	17	15	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	14	14	12	12	10	11	15	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6
kJ	26	26	16	16	19	18	17	17	24	18	9	5	5	20	23	23	23	22	21	21	7	15	24	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14
kJ	10	11	12	12	5	5	5	11	17	17	18	3	3	2	4	2	2	10	10	10	22	20	21	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNW 5	NNE 4	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 4	NNW 4	N 4	NE 10	E 13	E 15	ESE 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	4	11	3	10	10	2	2	11	11	2	2	1	4	13	17	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	29	30	42	45	45	37	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Forestry Northland	Waipu River Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Box Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	6	1	1	5	1	1	1
Distance (km)	108	61	30	14	61	61	39	9	23	14	14	91	91	150	91	91	91	196	14	14	61	14	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Baylys Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Forestry	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)		3	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	4	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile 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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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