Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 123 | 114 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 83 | 92 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 40 | 94 | 77 | 76 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
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-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 | 9:10PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.55m | 9:52PM2.64m | 10:14AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.61m | 3:17AM0.59m | 3:28PM0.61m | 3:58AM0.56m | 4:11PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 138 | 123 | 114 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 83 | 92 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 40 | 94 | 77 | 76 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | N 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 87 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 50 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 136 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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