Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6							Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	167	167	130	130	130	138	135	130	98	98	100	106	449	100	98	96	229	130	146	150	141	255	218	218
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:37AM2.32m					00:07AM2.46m				12:23PM2.32m				00:54AM2.46m				1:15PM2.33m
Low Tide		5:31AM0.72m				5:37PM0.75m					6:15AM0.72m				6:24PM0.80m				7:04AM0.73m				7:18PM0.86m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:22
mm	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	1	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	15	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	8	5	5	8	9	8	7	8	8	9	11	11	10	8	9	8	7	7	7	10	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	167	167	130	130	130	138	135	130	98	98	100	106	626	505	450	302	229	130	146	150	141	255	218	218
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 18	N 18	E 10	N 18	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	69	6	106	100	98	96	94	98	42	29	29	17	9	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	NNE 11	E 12	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 6	ENE 8	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	45	24	26	2	20	20	15	7	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	—	—	SSE 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	402	651	602	269	247	277	222	219	254	487	453	569	449	—	—	8	45	98	134	85	45	24	26	26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ruakaka Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Marsden Point Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Auckland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Moureeses Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	1	1	4	2	3	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	7	430	7	7	43	108	108	108	0	0	109	52	53	50	101	115	14	14	49	49	14	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Waipu River	Marsden Point		Marsden Point	Daniels Reef	Whananaki Beach				Ruakaka	Ocean Beach (Whangarei)	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Pakiri beach	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Pakiri beach	Pareparea Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	1		1	1	1				1	3	5	3	8	2	2	1	2	4	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Whatipu Auckland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Weld Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Charleston West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	6	5	6	6	6	5	4	8	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Puertecillo Chile	Desperation Point New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	7

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