Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 16 | E 11 | E 12 | SSW 3 | S 3 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:25PM2.62m | 9:00AM2.66m | 9:13PM2.67m | 9:49AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.66m | 2:36AM0.47m | 2:58PM0.60m | 3:23AM0.39m | 3:47PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 142 | 114 | 90 | 66 | 46 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 14 | E 15 | E 16 | N 14 | N 14 | E 13 | N 14 | N 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 56 | 66 | 42 | 47 | 43 | 55 | 106 | 139 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 270 | 208 | 221 | 550 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 431 | 50 | 428 |
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