Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 118 | 134 | 210 | 222 | 220 | 181 | 150 | 132 | 104 | 84 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.85m | 9:16AM2.69m | 9:39PM2.84m | 10:04AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.31m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:49AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 64 | 118 | 134 | 210 | 222 | 220 | 181 | 150 | 132 | 104 | 84 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 108 | 71 | 66 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 14 | E 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 34 | 49 | 36 | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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