Ruakaka Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
165
139
149
138
131
122
93
114
121
107
109
207
207
258
237
226
272
266
221
216
182
178
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:56AM2.33m
4:39PM2.47m
5:05AM2.33m
5:39PM2.51m
6:08AM2.38m
6:34PM2.56m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.68m
10:52PM0.74m
11:16AM0.65m
11:53PM0.66m
12:16PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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1:29
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
18
18
16
13
13
13
13
15
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
16
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
18
16
15
15
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