Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 118 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM2.34m | 3:34PM2.30m | 3:36AM2.27m | 4:31PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM1.01m | 9:06AM0.87m | 9:34PM1.07m | 9:59AM0.92m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 68 | 69 | 121 | 116 | 102 | 91 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 114 | 118 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | S 7 | E 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 83 | 159 | 175 | 154 | 163 | 58 | 80 | 143 | 120 | 95 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 414 | 61 | 61 | 390 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 414 | 428 | 438 | 53 | 28 |
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