Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 1.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 64 | 94 | 187 | 817 | 886 | 1171 | 1055 | 798 | 436 | 336 | 257 | 166 | 132 | 106 | 155 | 138 | 56 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.79m | 10:48AM2.68m | 11:05PM2.70m | 11:31AM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.54m | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:32PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 64 | 94 | 21 | — | — | 517 | 1055 | 798 | 436 | 336 | 257 | 166 | 132 | 106 | 155 | 138 | 56 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 1 | 187 | 817 | 886 | 1171 | — | 45 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 23 | 96 | 268 | 360 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
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