Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 329 | 320 | 296 | 284 | 280 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 111 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04PM2.87m | 10:28AM2.66m | 10:51PM2.82m | 11:16AM2.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.30m | 4:15AM0.40m | 4:28PM0.37m | 5:03AM0.42m | 5:16PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 333 | 329 | 320 | 296 | 284 | 280 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 111 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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