Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 3 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02AM2.59m | 6:47PM2.71m | 7:01AM2.64m | 7:44PM2.80m | 7:59AM2.67m | 8:40PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.42m | 00:51AM0.62m | 1:15PM0.33m | 1:47AM0.54m | 2:11PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 16 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | N 8 | NE 10 | N 11 | NNE 8 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 145 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 145 | 145 | 196 | 152 | 145 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 414 | 190 |
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