Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.65m | 10:18PM2.54m | 10:51AM2.62m | 10:57PM2.48m | 11:29AM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.59m | 4:29AM0.50m | 4:49PM0.68m | 5:08AM0.58m | 5:31PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 1:22 | — | — | — | — | 1:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 2:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 208 | 111 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | SE 6 | N 11 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | E 15 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 91 | 64 | 36 | 47 | 94 | 149 | 256 | 24 | 18 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 441 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 154 | 434 | 591 | 535 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
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