Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 59 | 50 | 28 | 64 | 178 | 157 | 77 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.28m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 157 | 77 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | N 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 11 | SE 7 | NE 11 | — | — | N 14 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 49 | 77 | 59 | 50 | 28 | 64 | 178 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 268 | 215 | 108 | 108 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 72 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
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