Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | SE 8 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 110 | 143 | 110 | 147 | 232 | 225 | 194 | 194 | 180 | 132 | 104 | 78 | 57 | 50 | 64 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.85m | 9:16AM2.69m | 9:39PM2.84m | 10:04AM2.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:49AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 110 | 108 | 102 | 147 | 232 | 225 | 194 | 194 | 180 | 132 | 104 | 78 | 57 | 50 | 64 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 14 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | N 6 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 4 | 12 | 110 | 68 | 74 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | ESE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 55 | 91 | 143 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 49 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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