Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 83 | 74 | 113 | 115 | 113 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 73 | 94 | 166 | 190 | 181 | 143 | 136 | 111 | 86 | 96 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | 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 | 8:26AM2.65m | 8:53PM2.85m | 9:16AM2.69m | 9:39PM2.84m | 10:04AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.46m | 2:29PM0.31m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:49AM0.39m | 4:02PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 83 | 74 | 113 | 115 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 88 | 63 | 94 | 166 | 190 | 181 | 143 | 136 | 111 | 86 | 96 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 113 | 92 | 90 | 41 | 73 | 68 | 55 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | E 15 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 40 | 52 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 14 |
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