Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 235 | 269 | 238 | 170 | 143 | 143 | 149 | 138 | 122 | 119 | 88 | 122 | 117 | 104 | 230 | 311 | 297 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM2.46m | 3:56AM2.33m | 4:39PM2.47m | 5:05AM2.33m | 5:39PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.77m | 10:10AM0.68m | 10:52PM0.74m | 11:16AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:09 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 138 | 122 | 119 | 88 | 122 | 117 | 104 | 230 | 311 | 297 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | N 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 73 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | NNE 11 | N 12 | N 9 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 232 | 235 | 269 | 238 | 170 | 143 | 143 | 149 | 33 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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