Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 158 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:34PM2.30m | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 75 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 158 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 125 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | E 18 | WNW 6 | E 18 | E 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | N 6 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | W 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 72 | 119 | 175 | 171 | 168 | 176 | 71 | 120 | 169 | 143 | 98 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 414 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 150 | 332 | 324 | 324 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 9 |
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