
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 56 | 165 | 128 | 96 | 67 | 43 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.56m | 11:17AM2.47m | 11:42PM2.55m | 12:03PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.66m | 5:05AM0.64m | 5:16PM0.71m | 5:49AM0.66m | 6:04PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | SE 6 |
10 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 96 | 9 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 9 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 18 | NE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | ESE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 12 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SSW 3 |
12 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 56 | 165 | 128 | 5 | 67 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 23 | 96 | 50 | 96 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 72 | 116 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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