
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
69 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 127 | 125 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 70 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:36AM2.27m | 4:31PM2.29m | 4:31AM2.23m | 5:24PM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM1.07m | 9:59AM0.92m | 10:31PM1.09m | 10:54AM0.93m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | E 11 | ESE 14 |
69 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 84 | 127 | 125 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 26 | 64 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
4 | 2 | — | 114 | 118 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | S 5 | NNW 7 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 73 | 70 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NNE 6 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 |
175 | 171 | 142 | 106 | 74 | 133 | 163 | 143 | 108 | 62 | 29 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 414 | 414 | 389 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
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