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Port Waikato-The Reef Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
Port Waikato-The Reef surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Port Waikato-The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Port Waikato-The Reef at 10PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Waikato-The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2789 | 1822 | 1424 | 5590 | 2648 | 2624 | 2231 | 3335 | 3195 | 1916 | 3627 | 5093 | 7848 | 7065 | 3120 | 3248 | 2612 | 2200 | 1718 | 1810 | 1725 | 1613 | 1752 | 1859 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:28PM 3.05 | 5:58AM 3.01 | 6:47PM 3.18 | 7:11AM 3.12 | 7:46PM 3.37 | 8:09AM 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 1.28 | 12:20PM 1.22 | 1:02AM 1.15 | 1:30PM 1.05 | 2:00AM 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato
Wind reports 15 km away suggest it is still onshore at Port Waikato-The Reef (stormy winds from the WNW at Kario). 2.9m 7s swell from the WNW with a 1.6m 15s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 4 min ago
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