Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1440 | 1051 | 785 | 300 | 147 | 149 | 122 | 89 | 85 | 64 | 69 | 96 | 103 | 133 | 132 | 186 | 354 | 297 | 148 | 183 | 190 | 234 | 306 | 302 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:18PM2.33m | 3:28AM2.39m | 4:13PM2.33m | 4:19AM2.33m | 5:06PM2.34m | 5:09AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.90m | 9:47AM0.74m | 10:14PM0.95m | 10:38AM0.78m | 11:07PM0.96m | 11:28AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 517 | 300 | 147 | 149 | 196 | 97 | 85 | 64 | 69 | 96 | 103 | 133 | 132 | 148 | 151 | 118 | 148 | 183 | 190 | 234 | 306 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 8 | SE 7 | NW 7 | — | SSE 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | 11 | 122 | 89 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 1440 | 1051 | 785 | 321 | 312 | 330 | — | 20 | 72 | 151 | 166 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 186 | 354 | 297 | 168 | 64 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 392 | 352 | 221 | 108 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 96 | 137 | 193 | 137 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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