Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 178 | 183 | 264 | 289 | 276 | 281 | 222 | 330 | 322 | 392 | 447 | 423 | 396 | 362 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.55m | 5:31AM2.48m | 6:13PM2.64m | 6:34AM2.54m | 7:11PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.76m | 11:47AM0.53m | 00:22AM0.66m | 12:47PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 253 | 223 | 206 | 178 | 183 | 264 | 289 | 276 | 281 | 222 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 330 | 322 | 392 | 447 | 423 | 396 | 362 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 43 |
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