Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 13 | ESE 7 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM2.46m | 2:58PM2.44m | 3:15AM2.44m | 4:06PM2.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.88m | 8:32AM0.70m | 9:06PM0.89m | 9:36AM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | E 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | SE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 27 | 50 | 106 | 123 | 141 | 146 | 196 | 312 | 522 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 108 | 154 | 167 | 221 | 414 | 61 | 61 | 30 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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