Ruakaka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (04 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (04 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 4					Friday 5								Saturday 6								Sun 7
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	NNE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	266	235	203	172	145	139	97	95	7	7	9	9	9	9	240	8	8	8	51	53	8	24	89	65
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:51AM2.28m				10:24PM2.42m				10:32AM2.25m				11:04PM2.40m				11:14AM2.23m				11:46PM2.38m
Low Tide				3:59PM0.69m				4:33AM0.78m				4:36PM0.72m				5:15AM0.78m				5:17PM0.76m				5:58AM0.79m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	19	21	18	16	17	17	18	18	19	17	16	16	16	14	14	14	17	16	14	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	12	18	21	18	15	16	16	16	14	16	14	13	14	14	13	12	11	14	13	12	12	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	NNE 8	N 8	E 10	E 10	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	266	235	203	172	145	139	97	95	7	7	9	9	9	9	240	308	8	8	259	181	169	107	89	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 10	N 13	—	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	E 10	E 10	N 10	N 13	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	NE 8	E 10	E 10
kJ	25	25	23	22	21	9	9	8	4	—	4	4	4	3	8	8	8	3	51	53	8	24	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 14	N 15	N 15	N 15	—	E 10	N 14	—	—	—	—	N 14	—	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	E 10	E 10	N 12	E 10	N 12	N 9
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	—	8	4	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	8	8	3	8	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	NW 4	N 8	N 8	W 3	W 3	W 3	W 3	WSW 3	SSW 4
kJ	7	20	53	62	54	52	74	137	312	483	820	922	776	540	185	25	413	387	8	8	8	6	8	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Onemana Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Mikotai Taranaki	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	188	221	441	430	352	30	30	0	9	30	30	9	9	9	9	0	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Okupe Beach	Whananaki Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Omaha Beach and Bar	Whananaki Beach	Whananaki Beach	Ngunguru Bar						Okupe Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Wainui Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1						3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Clark Island Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Clark Island Coromandel	Matauri Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Barbel Point South Africa	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

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