Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3PM is: 1.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 52 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM2.57m | 7:40PM2.74m | 8:05AM2.64m | 8:26PM2.76m | 8:52AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.40m | 1:51AM0.44m | 2:06PM0.38m | 2:36AM0.40m | 2:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 60 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 135 | 136 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 101 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 101 | 122 |
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