Surf Forecast Surf Report

Karioitahi surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Karioitahi today?

The current surf forecast for Karioitahi at 6AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (01 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
NW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)12127899101010101111131313131212121212121212121212121213131414141414141414131313131313131212121212141313181716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)48637943218372308192929152749213318141538112615581494154582279714621439146212611065760747734107092880510591518158916861945206118121680153713581319120011821067981966803778754714714428428895700563589675124512301067953
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
50
W
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
3.12
11:55AM
2.89
12:23AM
2.96
12:48PM
2.68
1:19AM
2.77
1:48PM
2.48
2:22AM
2.59
2:56PM
2.32
3:32AM
2.47
4:11PM
2.25
4:42AM
2.42
5:20PM
2.27
5:44AM
2.43
6:18PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
0.17
6:10PM
0.21
6:44AM
0.35
7:02PM
0.42
7:41AM
0.55
8:00PM
0.62
8:45AM
0.72
9:06PM
0.78
9:55AM
0.81
10:18PM
0.86
11:06AM
0.81
11:27PM
0.85
12:06PM
0.75
12:25AM
0.79
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29-----
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Rain (mm)
112322------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C181818171616171616161411121515121111121212141414151514131216181716131312121415141313121212141514141413141517181715161616
Feels °C (?)1514141011911101111118912107778989910121212119121514149109101314131212111110131513131211121214161513151515
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