Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ruakaka today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 93 | 57 | 57 | 49 | 83 | 74 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 74 | 76 | 125 | 129 | 150 | 143 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM2.81m | 8:26AM2.65m | 8:53PM2.85m | 9:16AM2.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.35m | 2:13AM0.46m | 2:29PM0.31m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:16PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 150 | 93 | 57 | 57 | 49 | 83 | 74 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 61 | 76 | 125 | 129 | 150 | 143 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 41 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 49 |
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