Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 99 | 62 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 35 | 34 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.35m | 6:05AM2.27m | 6:32PM2.44m | 6:52AM2.38m | 7:15PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.91m | 11:53PM0.88m | 12:16PM0.81m | 00:40AM0.77m | 12:59PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 99 | 62 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 23 | 34 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 91 | 72 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 9 | 14 |
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