Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 35 | 34 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.44m | 6:52AM2.38m | 7:15PM2.53m | 7:38AM2.48m | 7:58PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.81m | 00:40AM0.77m | 12:59PM0.72m | 1:24AM0.66m | 1:40PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 23 | 34 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 15 | N 11 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 6 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 85 | 123 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 430 | 14 | 14 |
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