Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 289 | 276 | 281 | 297 | 330 | 268 | 458 | 450 | 542 | 504 | 491 | 478 | 355 | 262 | 255 | 165 | 115 | 96 | 96 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.64m | 6:34AM2.54m | 7:11PM2.73m | 7:32AM2.60m | 8:04PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.53m | 00:22AM0.66m | 12:47PM0.43m | 1:20AM0.55m | 1:40PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | |  | | |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 11 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 264 | 289 | 276 | 281 | 297 | 2 | 268 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 151 | 165 | 115 | 96 | 96 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | N 12 | E 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | N 12 | E 6 | E 13 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 330 | 56 | 458 | 450 | 542 | 504 | 491 | 478 | 355 | 262 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 51 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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