Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 331 | 280 | 235 | 202 | 235 | 235 | 255 | 276 | 245 | 222 | 203 | 197 | 172 | 117 | 105 | 86 | 49 | 127 | 110 | 230 | 372 | 318 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.38m | 3:34PM2.46m | 3:56AM2.33m | 4:39PM2.47m | 5:05AM2.33m | 5:39PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.67m | 9:45PM0.77m | 10:10AM0.68m | 10:52PM0.74m | 11:16AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 2:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:09 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 197 | 172 | 117 | 105 | 86 | 48 | 127 | 110 | 230 | 372 | 318 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 14 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 396 | 331 | 280 | 235 | 202 | 235 | 235 | 255 | 276 | 245 | 222 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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