Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 41 | 30 | 44 | 131 | 118 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM2.18m | 5:46PM2.35m | 6:05AM2.27m | 6:32PM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.99m | 11:28AM0.91m | 11:53PM0.88m | 12:16PM0.81m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 4 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 131 | 118 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 7 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 9 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 57 | 41 | 30 | 44 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 145 | 108 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 14 | 145 | 145 | 91 | 91 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
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