Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 114 | 93 | 215 | 220 | 194 | 189 | 214 | 135 | 90 | 88 | 66 | 45 | 61 | 58 | 96 | 102 | 511 | 657 | 716 | 629 | 512 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:16AM2.69m | 9:39PM2.84m | 10:04AM2.70m | 10:22PM2.79m | 10:48AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:49AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 114 | 93 | 215 | 220 | 194 | 189 | 214 | 135 | 90 | 88 | 66 | 45 | 61 | 58 | 96 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 629 | 512 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 71 | 66 | 90 | 74 | 57 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 3 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | 102 | 511 | 657 | 716 | 59 | 38 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 359 | 96 | 215 | 215 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
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