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Ruakaka surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 473 | 459 | 340 | 313 | 256 | 211 | 590 | 485 | 557 | 432 | 426 | 345 | 340 | 272 | 212 | 206 | 146 | 104 | 103 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 2.14 | 4:32AM 2.33 | 4:54PM 2.23 | 5:24AM 2.43 | 5:51PM 2.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:45AM 0.98 | 10:05PM 0.94 | 10:43AM 0.89 | 11:06PM 0.86 | 11:35AM 0.76 | 11:59PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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