Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.5°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 (06 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	76	76	56	59	58	43	135	175	6	6	6	212	162	48	64	64	68	79	77	75	86	82
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide		6:05PM2.51m				6:40AM2.42m				6:54PM2.50m					7:30AM2.49m				7:41PM2.49m
Low Tide				00:21AM0.56m				12:44PM0.64m					1:09AM0.53m				1:31PM0.63m				1:55AM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:51
	2:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:38	—	—	—	—	—	2:39
mm	4	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	18	17	19	22	22	21	18	16	14	14	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	22	20	19	19	19	16	18	20	19	21	18	15	14	14	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	76	76	56	59	58	39	17	42	20	20	20	212	162	94	72	64	68	79	77	75	86	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	ENE 7	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	N 14	N 13	N 16	N 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	N 14	N 6	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 13
kJ	19	18	17	2	2	43	2	5	6	15	14	20	13	48	64	65	65	51	38	26	10	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	NE 6	N 12	—	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 11	N 12	N 14	N 12	N 14	N 14	N 6
kJ	2	2	2	4	4	30	3	—	3	6	6	5	5	35	64	2	11	37	25	65	57	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NNE 4	N 5	N 6	N 6	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	N 7	N 6	—	N 6	—	—	NNW 6
kJ	19	31	55	64	66	—	135	175	222	259	270	271	163	—	—	56	64	—	37	—	—	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	23	104	30	30	30	61	136	270	354	9	9	0	0	9	9	78	122	30	30	14	30	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Forestry	Daniels Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	The Box	Twilight Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1			2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Forestry Northland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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