Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:51AM2.62m | 10:57PM2.48m | 11:29AM2.55m | 11:35PM2.41m | 12:07PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.68m | 5:08AM0.58m | 5:31PM0.77m | 5:47AM0.68m | 6:13PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 1:21 | — | — | — | — | 1:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 306 | 138 | 116 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 96 | 54 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 37 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 70 | 163 | 339 | 471 | 20 | 10 | 185 | 216 | 146 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 441 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 192 | 221 | 182 | 392 | 9 | 14 | 188 | 268 | 215 | 33 | 14 | 23 | 91 | 91 | 307 |
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