Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat 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 Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 118 | 114 | 118 | 123 | 130 | 127 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.34m | 2:44AM2.34m | 3:34PM2.30m | 3:36AM2.27m | 4:31PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.79m | 8:37PM1.01m | 9:06AM0.87m | 9:34PM1.07m | 9:59AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 118 | 102 | 74 | 123 | 130 | 127 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 95 | 119 | 230 | 243 | 255 | 74 | 118 | 153 | 127 | 110 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 145 | 215 | 268 | 414 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 30 | 0 | 170 | 150 | 422 | 428 | 438 | 53 | 9 |
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