Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 419 | 338 | 211 | 138 | 123 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 83 | 94 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM2.49m | 9:10PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.55m | 9:52PM2.64m | 10:14AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.65m | 2:48PM0.61m | 3:17AM0.59m | 3:28PM0.61m | 3:58AM0.56m | 4:11PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 338 | 419 | 338 | 211 | 138 | 123 | 97 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 83 | 94 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | N 6 | — | — | N 13 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 245 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 119 | 108 | 98 | 87 | 108 | 95 | 85 | 56 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 136 | 136 | 101 | 122 | 136 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
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