Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 669 | 781 | 621 | 479 | 360 | 288 | 235 | 206 | 164 | 152 | 138 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 96 | 74 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31PM2.56m | 8:48AM2.49m | 9:10PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.65m | 2:36AM0.65m | 2:48PM0.61m | 3:17AM0.59m | 3:28PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 14 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 781 | 621 | 479 | 360 | 288 | 235 | 206 | 164 | 152 | 138 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 96 | 74 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 540 | 669 | — | 30 | 74 | 100 | 100 | 78 | 68 | 75 | 67 | 82 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 39 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
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