Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.56m | 12:38PM2.54m | 1:01AM2.49m | 1:37PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.74m | 6:17AM0.63m | 6:45PM0.80m | 7:14AM0.67m | 7:47PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 34 | 19 | 42 | 85 | 73 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 50 | 389 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 |
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