Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 112 | 87 | 46 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22AM2.42m | 5:57PM2.60m | 6:21AM2.49m | 6:51PM2.68m | 7:15AM2.57m | 7:40PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.56m | 00:07AM0.63m | 12:30PM0.46m | 1:01AM0.52m | 1:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 62 | 62 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 16 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 21 | 44 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 46 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | NE 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 43 | 68 | 89 | 112 | 87 | 65 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 39 | 9 | 61 | 145 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 193 | 174 | 136 | 14 | 23 |
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