Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Indicators today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Indicators at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
699 | 629 | 598 | 327 | 363 | 293 | 289 | 285 | 248 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 183 | 164 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.88m | 9:37AM2.80m | 9:54PM2.99m | 10:12AM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 11 |
699 | 629 | 598 | 327 | 363 | 275 | 287 | 253 | 248 | 249 | 227 | 168 | 125 | 84 | 117 | 107 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 8 |
51 | 86 | 86 | 213 | 293 | 293 | 289 | 285 | 204 | 198 | 242 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 183 | 164 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
— | — | 86 | 56 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 96 | 44 | 140 | 131 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 251 | 251 | 250 | 250 | 221 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
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