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 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 187 | 238 | 274 | 236 | 196 | 133 | 74 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:39AM2.51m | 11:50PM2.42m | 12:21PM2.40m | 00:30AM2.33m | 1:08PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.67m | 5:43PM0.85m | 6:04AM0.80m | 6:28PM0.96m | 6:49AM0.91m | 7:16PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 205 | 187 | 238 | 274 | 236 | 196 | 133 | 74 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 103 | 54 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | NNW 9 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 6 | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 74 | 69 | 108 | 228 | 254 | 306 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 59 | 75 | 110 | 102 | 82 | 70 | 46 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 104 | 61 | 108 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 137 | 53 | 122 | 122 | 174 | 174 | 324 | 389 | 332 |
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