Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 268 | 123 | 118 | 88 | 57 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | 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 | 10:59AM2.61m | 11:10PM2.52m | 11:39AM2.51m | 11:50PM2.42m | 12:21PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.73m | 5:22AM0.67m | 5:43PM0.85m | 6:04AM0.80m | 6:28PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 268 | 150 | 118 | 72 | 41 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | NE 12 | NE 9 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 123 | 71 | 88 | 57 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | E 11 | ESE 13 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 73 | 139 | 134 | 124 | 367 | 411 | 53 | 110 | 266 | 125 | 232 | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 414 | 414 | 108 | 221 | 61 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 137 | 174 |
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