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Ruakaka surf Forecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 May 2024 NZST
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Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is 17.8°C (Statistics for 17 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.3 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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Ruakaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruakaka sea temperature is 17.8°C (Statistics for 17 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.3 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Ruakaka today?

The current surf forecast for Ruakaka at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Ruakaka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1099999888888899889999999999999999910999997778887888771212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)177166208176149142139136138118118102105123129105102110118141141138161157165176172180222154208188184158240237197220225445222295167273280235181295334223153151359294236177171166163160
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
2.10
3:20AM
2.27
3:56PM
2.12
4:08AM
2.27
4:49PM
2.17
4:54AM
2.29
5:36PM
2.24
5:38AM
2.32
6:20PM
2.32
6:21AM
2.35
7:03PM
2.40
7:03AM
2.39
7:45PM
2.47
7:46AM
2.41
8:27PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
0.97
9:37AM
0.89
9:55PM
0.99
10:27AM
0.87
10:48PM
0.98
11:13AM
0.83
11:35PM
0.95
11:57AM
0.78
12:18AM
0.90
12:39PM
0.72
12:59AM
0.85
1:19PM
0.66
1:40AM
0.80
2:00PM
0.61
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:20-------5:19-------5:19---
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------13---121-----111-111-------------
Temp. °C181514131211111415131211101010131313131313141516161516151415161717151413131314171715151515161616161515141414141616141312
Feels °C (?)1613121210910131310109888111112121212131313141315151414141516151312131313161411121211121312131213121313131413111110

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