Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 7 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 372 | 13 | 145 | 311 | 315 | 242 | 220 | 157 | 125 | 90 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 27 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM2.42m | 12:21PM2.40m | 00:30AM2.33m | 1:08PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.85m | 6:04AM0.80m | 6:28PM0.96m | 6:49AM0.91m | 7:16PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 145 | 311 | 315 | 242 | 220 | 157 | 125 | 90 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 27 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 68 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 60 | 64 | 104 | 154 | 372 | 371 | 147 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 43 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 55 | 46 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 136 | 101 | 33 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 50 | 389 | 389 |
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