Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 57 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:54AM2.26m | 1:30PM2.30m | 1:38AM2.18m | 2:21PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.91m | 7:09AM0.87m | 7:42PM0.97m | 7:55AM0.94m | 8:32PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:18 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 57 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 18 | 91 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 14 | 91 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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