Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 35 | 34 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM2.27m | 6:32PM2.44m | 6:52AM2.38m | 7:15PM2.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.88m | 12:16PM0.81m | 00:40AM0.77m | 12:59PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 23 | 34 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 72 | 145 | 145 | 91 | 72 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
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