Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 96 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 157 | 247 | 239 | 218 | 155 | 108 | 74 | 43 |
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 | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM2.74m | 12:03PM2.56m | 00:24AM2.64m | 12:51PM2.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.48m | 6:04PM0.63m | 6:36AM0.58m | 6:53PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 74 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | — | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 157 | 247 | 239 | 218 | 155 | 108 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 61 | 49 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
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