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Karioitahi surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Karioitahi today?
The current surf forecast for Karioitahi at 7AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Karioitahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 1845 | 1899 | 1413 | 1396 | 1811 | 1951 | 2150 | 5127 | 5599 | 2670 | 2688 | 3383 | 3159 | 2629 | 4224 | 11501 | 5860 | 4781 | 7628 | 3484 | 4362 | 2303 | 1946 | 1837 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18AM 2.40 | 5:06PM 2.46 | 5:40AM 2.37 | 6:24PM 2.53 | 6:54AM 2.44 | 7:29PM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 0.72 | 11:27PM 0.81 | 11:59AM 0.71 | 12:44AM 0.72 | 1:08PM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato
Wind reports 1 km away suggest it is still onshore at Karioitahi (strong winds from the W at Kario). 1.7m 15s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.9m 5s windswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 53 min ago
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