Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 112 | 162 | 209 | 115 | 68 | 57 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM2.55m | 11:35PM2.41m | 12:07PM2.47m | 00:14AM2.33m | 12:47PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.77m | 5:47AM0.68m | 6:13PM0.85m | 6:27AM0.78m | 6:56PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 1:18 | — | — | — | — | 1:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 239 | 147 | 99 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | N 11 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 18 | E 17 | N 18 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 270 | 540 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 147 | 154 | 98 | 35 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 55 | 112 | 162 | 209 | 115 | 68 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 442 | 458 | 78 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 195 | 78 | 28 | 49 | 136 | 136 | 272 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 136 | 14 |
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