Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.91° S 174.46° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is

17.1°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	130	130	150	175	180	200	200	211	248	268	299	291	364	328	305	284	284	257	235	205	229	164	116	116	106	88
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	NW	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:39AM2.37m				3:18PM2.51m				3:44AM2.32m					4:18PM2.50m				4:49AM2.32m				5:13PM2.50m				5:48AM2.36m
Low Tide			8:50AM0.62m				9:32PM0.66m				9:52AM0.66m					10:33PM0.64m				10:54AM0.68m				11:29PM0.60m


	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	12:53
	—	—	—	2:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2:34	—	—	—	—	—	2:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	19	17	17	18	18
Feels °C	14	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	19	18	18	21	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	NE 7	N 12	NE 8	N 12	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	211	11	268	25	58	364	328	305	284	284	257	235	205	9	164	116	116	106	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 9	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	11	4	11	6	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	6	9	8	8	21	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 11	—	—	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	21	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 8	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	N 4	N 4	N 6	N 7	N 7
kJ	130	130	150	175	180	200	200	—	248	—	299	291	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	229	31	28	38	56	61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	61	30	61	61	108	61	30	61	61	61	61	61	52	18	18	18	0	0	14	30	104	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Twilight Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Twilight Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Twilight Beach Northland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Piha North Auckland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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