Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 238 | 265 | 265 | 246 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 361 | 294 | 285 | 271 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 250 | 246 | 246 | 199 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.23m | 6:59PM2.37m | 7:03AM2.26m | 7:41PM2.42m | 7:46AM2.31m | 8:21PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.83m | 1:00AM0.94m | 1:20PM0.76m | 1:43AM0.86m | 1:59PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 238 | 238 | 265 | 265 | 246 | 303 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 361 | 294 | 285 | 271 | 263 | 258 | 254 | 250 | 246 | 246 | 199 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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