Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | 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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 127 | 125 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 154 | 184 | 178 | 168 | 205 | 280 | 170 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.29m | 4:31AM2.23m | 5:24PM2.30m | 5:26AM2.21m | 6:14PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.92m | 10:31PM1.09m | 10:54AM0.93m | 11:25PM1.07m | 11:48AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 127 | 125 | 130 | 127 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 23 | 38 | 28 | 154 | 184 | 178 | 168 | 205 | 280 | 170 | 235 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | NW 6 | E 18 | E 18 | S 5 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | N 6 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 72 | 70 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 71 | 143 | 181 | 135 | 108 | 65 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 324 | 389 | 53 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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