Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 72 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:24PM2.61m | 7:54AM2.53m | 8:11PM2.63m | 8:41AM2.60m | 8:56PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.53m | 1:38AM0.50m | 1:57PM0.49m | 2:24AM0.44m | 2:42PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:12 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 72 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 13 | — | N 14 | ESE 6 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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