Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s 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-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 16 | SSW 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 48 |
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 | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM2.52m | 5:22AM2.42m | 5:57PM2.60m | 6:21AM2.49m | 6:51PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.65m | 11:08PM0.73m | 11:34AM0.56m | 00:07AM0.63m | 12:30PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 41 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 6 | ENE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 3 | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | NE 16 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 23 | 23 | 145 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 61 | 104 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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