Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 225 | 230 | 214 | 135 | 107 | 88 | 66 | 47 | 64 | 75 | 106 | 297 | 871 | 736 | 574 | 528 | 415 | 311 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.84m | 10:04AM2.70m | 10:22PM2.79m | 10:48AM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:49AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 220 | 225 | 230 | 214 | 135 | 107 | 88 | 66 | 46 | 64 | 75 | 21 | 13 | — | 17 | 240 | 528 | 415 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 57 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 49 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 297 | 871 | 736 | 574 | 51 | 27 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 101 | 353 | 360 | 360 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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