Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 246 | 246 | 199 | 193 | 183 | 140 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 40 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:46AM2.31m | 8:21PM2.46m | 8:28AM2.35m | 8:59PM2.51m | 9:10AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.70m | 2:24AM0.78m | 2:36PM0.66m | 3:05AM0.71m | 3:13PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 250 | 246 | 246 | 199 | 193 | 183 | 140 | 240 | 107 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 93 | 93 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 34 | 67 | 126 | 248 | 322 | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 30 | 221 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 61 |
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