Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 249 | 244 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 78 | 106 | 878 | 714 | 434 | 244 | 310 | 245 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM2.47m | 11:37AM2.32m | 00:07AM2.46m | 12:23PM2.32m | 00:54AM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.70m | 5:31AM0.72m | 5:37PM0.75m | 6:15AM0.72m | 6:24PM0.80m | 7:04AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 308 | 249 | 244 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 78 | 106 | 878 | 714 | 434 | 244 | 137 | 150 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 3 | — | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 46 | 96 | 94 | 67 | 123 | 45 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 9 | NE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 73 | 12 | 26 | 62 | 36 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 10 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 64 | 90 | 236 | 384 | 620 | 610 | 285 | 316 | 311 | 348 | 493 | 936 | 1060 | 934 | 1040 | 987 | 100 | — | 44 | 193 | 310 | 245 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 108 | 352 | 7 | 428 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 134 | 96 | 52 | 136 | 115 | 136 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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