Karioitahi surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
W
0.8
W
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.4
W
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111112111212111110101099998889131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17214094567316329837440330829228126926622116515716610832188891512771538
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
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
crossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------154510653-1--------
Temp. °C171516162021191818191918181921191818171718181918
Feels °C (?)151315151818171717192120192021181818171616161819
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