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 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | 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 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 96 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 125 | 127 | 134 | 134 | 127 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM2.43m | 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 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 10 | 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 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 96 | 118 | 136 | 91 | 125 | 127 | 134 | 134 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 5 | 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 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 118 | 121 | 51 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 104 | 220 | 243 | 47 | 77 | 139 | 149 | 133 | 91 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 109 | 104 | 115 | 145 | 215 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 61 | 61 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 414 | 414 | 438 | 122 | 33 | 9 |
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