Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 332 | 358 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 325 | 307 | 307 | 258 | 253 | 235 | 189 | 185 | 149 | 149 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 76 | 61 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.41m | 3:36AM2.47m | 4:25PM2.49m | 4:39AM2.50m | 5:28PM2.58m | 5:43AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.89m | 9:56AM0.63m | 10:32PM0.84m | 10:58AM0.56m | 11:34PM0.75m | 12:00PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 378 | 332 | 358 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 325 | 307 | 307 | 258 | 253 | 235 | 189 | 185 | 149 | 149 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 76 | 61 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 81 | — | — | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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