Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
68
69
121
116
114
118
125
125
127
127
125
91
88
61
61
72
158
204
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:34PM2.30m
3:36AM2.27m
4:31PM2.29m
4:31AM2.23m
5:24PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:34PM1.07m
9:59AM0.92m
10:31PM1.09m
10:54AM0.93m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
3
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
9
11
11
7
6
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