Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:50PM2.46m | 7:21AM2.41m | 7:38PM2.54m | 8:10AM2.54m | 8:25PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.69m | 1:25PM0.75m | 1:50AM0.57m | 2:11PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:26 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 4 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | E 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 27 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 414 | 219 | 219 | 270 | 324 |
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