Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 150 | 236 | 210 | 173 | 147 | 96 | 57 | 50 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM2.33m | 12:47PM2.38m | 00:54AM2.26m | 1:30PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.85m | 6:27AM0.78m | 6:56PM0.91m | 7:09AM0.87m | 7:42PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:17 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 96 | 57 | 50 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 9 | N 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 10 | 150 | 236 | 210 | 173 | 147 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 23 | 23 | 115 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 96 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 14 |
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