Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 160 | 154 | 184 | 178 | 168 | 160 | 224 | 235 | 235 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.23m | 5:24PM2.30m | 5:26AM2.21m | 6:14PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM1.09m | 10:54AM0.93m | 11:25PM1.07m | 11:48AM0.89m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 31 | 160 | 154 | 184 | 178 | 168 | 160 | 224 | 235 | 235 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 4 | E 16 | NNW 6 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 6 | N 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 61 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | WNW 6 | S 5 | E 16 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 108 | 60 | 28 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 13 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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