Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | NE 9 | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 62 | 66 | 63 | 77 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.49m | 6:51PM2.68m | 7:15AM2.57m | 7:40PM2.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.63m | 12:30PM0.46m | 1:01AM0.52m | 1:20PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 62 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 17 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 16 | NNE 17 | SE 8 | NE 17 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | NNE 16 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 63 | 77 | 75 | 62 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 128 | 135 | 136 | 9 | 9 |
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