Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 62 | 46 | 61 | 74 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 6:21AM2.49m | 6:51PM2.68m | 7:15AM2.57m | 7:40PM2.74m | 8:05AM2.64m | 8:26PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.63m | 12:30PM0.46m | 1:01AM0.52m | 1:20PM0.40m | 1:51AM0.44m | 2:06PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 17 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 17 | SE 8 | NE 17 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 7 | NNE 16 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 61 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 64 | 82 | 87 | 102 | 102 | 87 | 80 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 122 | 136 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 14 | 14 |
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