Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
14.8°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
16
16
26
30
44
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM2.67m
11:43AM2.71m
00:01AM2.62m
12:32PM2.66m
00:53AM2.55m
1:26PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.46m
5:45PM0.63m
6:08AM0.50m
6:39PM0.68m
7:03AM0.56m
7:37PM0.73m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
13
12
11
11
12
16
16
13
11
11
11
11
13
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
16
15
15
11
10
9
9
10
14
13
10
9
9
9
8
10
15
14
12
11
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