Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 349 | 391 | 359 | 399 | 375 | 367 | 315 | 268 | 257 | 207 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 93 | 78 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.51m | 6:08AM2.38m | 6:34PM2.56m | 7:03AM2.45m | 7:24PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.66m | 12:16PM0.59m | 00:47AM0.57m | 1:09PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:10 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 349 | 391 | 359 | 399 | 375 | 367 | 315 | 268 | 257 | 207 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 93 | 78 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 10 | E 9 | N 11 | N 11 | S 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 11 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 61 |
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