Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
16
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
17
20
35
35
31
42
41
49
98
98
35
34
64
62
50
50
49
28
28
29
29
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM2.27m
6:32PM2.44m
6:52AM2.38m
7:15PM2.53m
7:38AM2.48m
7:58PM2.61m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.81m
00:40AM0.77m
12:59PM0.72m
1:24AM0.66m
1:40PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
10
10
12
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
9
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