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Raglan-Indicators surf break

Raglan-Indicators surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Indicators surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Indicators sea temperature is
21.4° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Indicators today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Indicators at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111212121211111111111212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)309223166166133130128126858788919190104101101858788119121147158
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
2.75
10:41PM
2.66
11:03AM
2.87
11:18PM
2.74
11:38AM
2.95
11:54PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.46
4:36PM
0.48
4:48AM
0.35
5:14PM
0.36
5:25AM
0.26
5:51PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:43-------8:42--
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------21-21-
Temp. °C151514182219171616161720212119171716161818161616
Feels °C (?)111111141916121212121316171816131312131515131212
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