Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM2.68m | 7:15AM2.57m | 7:40PM2.74m | 8:05AM2.64m | 8:26PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.46m | 1:01AM0.52m | 1:20PM0.40m | 1:51AM0.44m | 2:06PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 4 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 17 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NE 14 | NNE 16 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 50 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 53 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 47 | 75 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 84 | 71 | 46 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 49 | 101 | 136 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 9 | 101 | 101 | 174 | 101 | 14 | 14 |
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