Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
981
1001
885
630
406
294
193
151
123
147
152
79
37
31
27
50
103
81
75
53
41
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:48AM2.68m
11:05PM2.70m
11:31AM2.62m
11:47PM2.60m
12:14PM2.53m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.54m
5:16AM0.51m
5:32PM0.68m
5:59AM0.63m
6:17PM0.82m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
10
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
1
5
7
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
6
8
9
8
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