Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 16 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38PM2.54m | 8:10AM2.54m | 8:25PM2.62m | 9:00AM2.66m | 9:13PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.75m | 1:50AM0.57m | 2:11PM0.66m | 2:36AM0.47m | 2:58PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 10 | E 15 | E 16 | N 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 2 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 70 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 62 | 108 | 143 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 196 | 431 | 428 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 61 | 438 | 529 | 591 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
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