Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 111 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.82m | 11:16AM2.63m | 11:38PM2.74m | 12:03PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.37m | 5:03AM0.42m | 5:16PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.48m | 6:04PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 215 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 111 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | NNW 8 | — | SSE 2 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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