Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 77 | 54 | 72 | 150 | 186 | 105 | 55 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04PM2.22m | 4:13AM2.12m | 4:57PM2.28m | 5:13AM2.18m | 5:46PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM1.06m | 10:32AM0.99m | 11:04PM0.99m | 11:28AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 186 | 105 | 55 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | N 14 | — | E 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | S 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 21 | 34 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 34 | 52 | 62 | 61 | 77 | 54 | 72 | 150 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 389 | 353 | 307 | 359 | 145 | 145 | 343 | 365 | 268 | 145 | 108 | 108 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ruakaka surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest