Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 64 | 94 | 127 | 907 | 893 | 967 | 792 | 830 | 528 | 368 | 257 | 197 | 134 | 129 | 172 | 135 | 55 | 41 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM2.70m | 10:22PM2.79m | 10:48AM2.68m | 11:05PM2.70m | 11:31AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.54m | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:32PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 135 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 64 | 94 | 21 | — | — | 509 | 792 | 830 | 528 | 368 | 257 | 197 | 134 | 129 | 5 | 135 | 55 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 41 | 58 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 127 | 907 | 893 | 967 | 85 | 62 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 172 | 3 | 29 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 96 | 268 | 18 | 360 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
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