Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 291 | 191 | 138 | 122 | 82 | 77 | 61 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:21PM2.40m | 00:30AM2.33m | 1:08PM2.30m | 1:14AM2.24m | 2:03PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.96m | 6:49AM0.91m | 7:16PM1.04m | 7:38AM0.99m | 8:09PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 315 | 291 | 191 | 138 | 122 | 82 | 77 | 61 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 3 | E 8 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 25 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 56 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 54 | 76 | 76 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 14 | 122 | 14 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 23 | 39 | 199 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 101 | 270 | 270 | 319 | 145 |
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