Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:13PM2.67m | 9:49AM2.75m | 10:02PM2.68m | 10:38AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.60m | 3:23AM0.39m | 3:47PM0.56m | 4:11AM0.36m | 4:39PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 1:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 2:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:28 | — | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | N 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 146 | 131 | 107 | 87 | 65 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 47 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 13 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 16 | N 14 | N 14 | E 13 | N 14 | N 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | — | — | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 6 | W 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 273 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 58 | 5 | 65 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 428 | 176 | 437 | 434 | 176 |
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