Ruakaka Surf Break

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
764
670
658
573
566
479
470
479
489
498
489
545
750
747
747
747
747
738
714
617
596
476
459
387
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM2.30m
9:24PM2.46m
9:31AM2.31m
10:02PM2.47m
10:12AM2.31m
10:41PM2.47m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.66m
3:30AM0.75m
3:36PM0.66m
4:10AM0.72m
4:13PM0.67m
4:50AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
11
12
12
12
13
11
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
Energy kJ
764
670
658
573
566
479
470
479
489
498
489
545
750
747
747
747
747
738
714
617
596
476
459
387
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.1
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
5
15
47
66
87
77
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
18
18
18
61
0
61
61
61
23
7
0
0
7
7
221
430
150
30
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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