Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.62m | 12:32PM2.66m | 00:53AM2.55m | 1:26PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.63m | 6:08AM0.50m | 6:39PM0.68m | 7:03AM0.56m | 7:37PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:04 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 17 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 17 | N 17 | N 18 | N 17 | E 17 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 14 | 14 |
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