Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 127 | 125 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 158 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:44AM2.34m | 3:34PM2.30m | 3:36AM2.27m | 4:31PM2.29m | 4:31AM2.23m | 5:24PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.87m | 9:34PM1.07m | 9:59AM0.92m | 10:31PM1.09m | 10:54AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 92 | 79 | 41 | 125 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 25 | 158 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 114 | 118 | 127 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | NNW 7 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 83 | 159 | 175 | 161 | 170 | 47 | 89 | 149 | 217 | 179 | 129 | 63 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 414 | 390 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 188 | 324 | 438 | 122 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
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