Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 421 | 414 | 379 | 354 | 347 | 382 | 338 | 332 | 287 | 313 | 231 | 226 | 196 | 188 | 137 | 131 | 110 | 103 | 86 | 67 | 65 | 53 | 38 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:25PM2.86m | 10:47AM2.62m | 11:16PM2.80m | 11:40AM2.56m | 00:07AM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.29m | 4:36AM0.44m | 4:51PM0.36m | 5:29AM0.46m | 5:43PM0.46m | 6:20AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 372 | 421 | 414 | 379 | 354 | 347 | 382 | 338 | 332 | 287 | 313 | 231 | 226 | 196 | 188 | 137 | 131 | 110 | 103 | 86 | 67 | 65 | 53 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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