Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (27 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 588 | 541 | 598 | 540 | 603 | 529 | 540 | 533 | 544 | 530 | 530 | 596 | 680 | 772 | 934 | 1185 | 1249 | 1118 | 898 | 778 | 970 | 904 | 880 | 784 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:55PM2.36m | 5:58AM2.27m | 6:43PM2.39m | 6:44AM2.27m | 7:27PM2.41m | 7:27AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.95m | 12:17PM0.77m | 00:42AM0.93m | 1:03PM0.74m | 1:26AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 588 | 541 | 598 | 540 | 603 | 529 | 540 | 533 | 544 | 530 | 530 | 596 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1118 | 898 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 680 | 772 | 934 | 1185 | 1249 | — | — | 778 | 970 | 904 | 880 | 784 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 61 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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