Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE 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 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 864 | 776 | 313 | 419 | 302 | 211 | 138 | 123 | 114 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 84 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:31PM2.56m | 8:48AM2.49m | 9:10PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.65m | 2:48PM0.61m | 3:17AM0.59m | 3:28PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 864 | 776 | 313 | 419 | 302 | 211 | 138 | 123 | 114 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 84 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 245 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 82 | 152 | 123 | 87 | 80 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 137 | 141 | 136 | 101 | 101 | 122 | 101 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
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