Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- 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 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | ENE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 256 | 13 | 6 | 523 | 567 | 361 | 147 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.52m | 11:39AM2.51m | 11:50PM2.42m | 12:21PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.67m | 5:43PM0.85m | 6:04AM0.80m | 6:28PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 567 | 361 | 147 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 82 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 60 | 94 | 89 | 111 | 256 | 447 | 566 | 523 | — | 34 | 36 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 414 | 414 | 108 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 28 |
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