
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 16 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM2.41m | 7:38PM2.54m | 8:10AM2.54m | 8:25PM2.62m | 9:00AM2.66m | 9:13PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.69m | 1:25PM0.75m | 1:50AM0.57m | 2:11PM0.66m | 2:36AM0.47m | 2:58PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
1:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 2:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 10 | N 7 |
2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 4 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | E 16 | N 14 |
7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 33 | 56 | 80 | 112 | 254 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 229 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 414 | 219 | 220 | 14 | 324 | 23 | 61 | 270 | 442 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
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