Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:51PM2.68m | 10:19AM2.67m | 10:31PM2.61m | 10:59AM2.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.46m | 4:17PM0.61m | 4:41AM0.55m | 5:00PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 2 | — | S 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 145 | 145 | 14 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 152 | 219 | 414 | 414 | 14 |
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