Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

16.1° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	149	141	121	96	86	65	64	61	61	43	44	26	26	26	16	16	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	10
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				5:28PM2.58m				5:43AM2.54m					6:29PM2.68m				6:46AM2.59m				7:28PM2.77m
Low Tide		10:58AM0.56m				11:34PM0.75m				12:00PM0.48m					00:35AM0.65m				1:00PM0.38m				1:34AM0.55m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	16	14	13	13	13	14	14	17	18	15	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	10	10	11	12	15	17	14	13	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	N 5	NNW 6	N 5	N 5	NNE 5
kJ	149	141	121	96	86	65	64	61	61	43	44	26	26	26	16	16	18	18	17	37	24	21	20	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNW 6
kJ	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	24	23	24	12	21	10	11	12	12	5	5	5	17	5	17	18	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ESE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	5	17	11	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	5	5	9	15	16	8	6	9	14	14	14	28	30	43	56	53	53	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipu Cove Northland	Langs beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	14	18	61	61	61	61	61	0	0	23	389	30	30	61	61	61	61	9	9	14	14	14	14	145
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads		Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Waipu River	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Scott Point	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1		1	1	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Whatipu Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	1	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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