Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31PM2.61m | 10:59AM2.61m | 11:10PM2.52m | 11:39AM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.61m | 4:41AM0.55m | 5:00PM0.73m | 5:22AM0.67m | 5:43PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 13 | N 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 13 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 78 | 184 | 153 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 14 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 219 | 414 | 219 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 414 | 414 | 150 | 14 | 14 |
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