Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.1°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 4	S 4	NE 10	SE 7	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	24	23	23	23	28	107	218	241	235	164	73	59	38	24	23	20	26	19	33	25	19
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSW	ESE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:07PM2.47m				00:14AM2.33m				12:47PM2.38m				00:54AM2.26m					1:30PM2.30m
Low Tide		5:47AM0.68m				6:13PM0.85m				6:27AM0.78m				6:56PM0.91m					7:09AM0.87m				7:42PM0.97m


	1:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	2:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:17	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	15	15	13	12	11	11	9	11	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	14	17	17	15	12
Feels °C	7	7	8	9	9	8	8	8	6	4	6	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	10	14	14	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 6	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	24	24	94	52	23	14	23	23	25	15	16	116	73	59	38	24	23	16	9	13	33	19	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 14	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	2	4	24	23	23	23	8	4	2	7	7	15	25	25	28	15	15	16	16	15	15	25	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	N 11	NE 14	NE 15	NE 14	E 14	NNE 6	N 6	N 10	N 11	N 18	NE 13	N 18	N 17	N 17	NE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 9	ESE 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	4	2	8	8	8	4	4	1	2	2	6	7	6	6	6	6	20	20	8	19	8	10	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NW 7	WSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SE 4	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 5	S 4	—	SW 3
kJ	175	189	27	19	16	10	28	107	218	241	235	164	—	—	2	7	12	19	26	17	9	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pataua Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Waipu River Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland	Langs beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Pataua Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pataua Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pataua Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	30	23	14	23	136	136	23	9	18	18	14	9	18	0	23	14	23	14	18	14	14	23	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Daniels Reef	Omaha Beach and Bar	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Pataua	Pakiri beach	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5
Header Global	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Faial - Praia do Norte Portugal	Sea Vista South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	5

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