Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM2.44m | 3:04AM2.38m | 3:53PM2.46m | 4:14AM2.38m | 4:58PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.85m | 9:23AM0.70m | 10:03PM0.82m | 10:30AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 196 | 8 | 8 | 187 | 144 | 115 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 10 | — | — | E 18 | — | ENE 9 | E 17 | E 16 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 99 | 82 | 85 | 135 | 272 | 383 | 365 | 432 | 234 | 319 | 42 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 428 | 428 | 208 | 430 | 428 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 61 |
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