Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Indicators today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Indicators at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1026 | 922 | 894 | 745 | 699 | 629 | 598 | 327 | 348 | 289 | 293 | 253 | 210 | 221 | 242 | 242 | 192 | 192 | 297 | 512 | 829 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM2.66m | 9:21PM2.88m | 9:37AM2.80m | 9:54PM2.99m | 10:12AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.34m | 3:31AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 12 | NW 9 |
1026 | 922 | 894 | 745 | 699 | 629 | 598 | 327 | 348 | 268 | 293 | 253 | 210 | 221 | 190 | 150 | 103 | 125 | 140 | 512 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 20 |
— | 52 | 96 | 95 | 51 | 86 | 86 | 213 | 293 | 289 | 289 | 229 | 207 | 198 | 242 | 242 | 192 | 192 | 297 | 38 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 56 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 85 | 54 | 85 | 82 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 829 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 251 | 251 | 250 | 250 | 221 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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