Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 62 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.56m | 10:34AM2.45m | 10:58PM2.56m | 11:17AM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.63m | 4:24AM0.65m | 4:32PM0.66m | 5:05AM0.64m | 5:16PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 107 | 62 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | SE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 9 | NE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 18 | NE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 50 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 101 | 122 | 116 |
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