Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | E 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.29m | 5:47AM2.21m | 6:26PM2.35m | 6:36AM2.27m | 7:09PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM1.03m | 12:06PM0.89m | 00:29AM0.93m | 12:51PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NNW 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 219 | 414 | 398 | 219 | 145 | 196 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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