Karioitahi Surf Forecast

/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Karioitahi surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT

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Karioitahi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Karioitahi sea temperature is 19.2° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karioitahi today?

The current surf forecast for Karioitahi at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (18 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

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		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	!	1	2	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	13	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	172	140	94	56	73	163	298	374	403	308	292	281	269	266	221	165	157	166	108	321	888	915	1277	1538
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	8:40PM 2.60				9:06AM 2.67				9:18PM 2.65				9:42AM 2.75				9:54PM 2.69					10:17AM 2.80
Low Tide / height (m)			2:57AM 0.48				3:18PM 0.56				3:34AM 0.42				3:56PM 0.51					4:09AM 0.39				4:32PM 0.47

		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	4	5	10	6	5	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	15	16	16	20	21	19	18	18	19	19	18	18	19	21	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	18
Feels °C (?)	15	13	15	15	18	18	17	17	17	19	21	20	19	20	21	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	19

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