Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02PM2.68m | 10:38AM2.79m | 10:54PM2.66m | 11:28AM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.56m | 4:11AM0.36m | 4:39PM0.55m | 5:01AM0.37m | 5:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:29 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 38 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 55 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 13 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NNW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 58 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 49 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 433 | 434 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 176 | 300 | 270 | 428 | 434 | 438 | 428 | 438 |
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