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Ruakaka surf break
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Ruakaka surf Forecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 Dec 2023 NZDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is 18.5°C (Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is 18.5°C (Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Monday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
NE
0.4
E
0.6
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)9961071111118898888888888888888898778888888888988888888888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)39433530315558374949528414416711010796967676755151373737352527232121243332322231333032525371909090886466666666667679791019996
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononononononglassglassoffcross-
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
2.36
1:37AM
2.17
2:05PM
2.31
2:24AM
2.12
2:53PM
2.28
3:18AM
2.10
3:42PM
2.27
4:17AM
2.11
4:31PM
2.28
5:16AM
2.17
5:21PM
2.31
6:09AM
2.26
6:11PM
2.34
6:59AM
2.36
7:00PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.84
7:43AM
0.88
8:21PM
0.88
8:29AM
0.96
9:11PM
0.91
9:20AM
1.01
10:02PM
0.91
10:17AM
1.04
10:53PM
0.89
11:15AM
1.03
11:43PM
0.85
12:08PM
0.99
12:31AM
0.78
12:57PM
0.93
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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Rain (mm)
1352------111-----1-----------------------------------------
Temp. °C202121201716161618191717161616161819211915151514172021201615141317191916141313131617181817151414192323211615151520232321
Feels °C (?)222423211716161619191615141415161920211714131111141718181614121113151512121112121616171818151413182221201413141521242320

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