Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM2.66m | 9:13PM2.67m | 9:49AM2.75m | 10:02PM2.68m | 10:38AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.47m | 2:58PM0.60m | 3:23AM0.39m | 3:47PM0.56m | 4:11AM0.36m | 4:39PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:28 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 131 | 108 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 44 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 14 | E 13 | SSE 4 | S 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | N 14 | N 14 | E 13 | N 14 | E 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | NE 9 | N 13 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 62 | 118 | 153 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 602 | 9 | 550 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 422 | 437 | 428 | 433 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 188 |
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