Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Indicators today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Indicators at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 336 | 341 | 458 | 466 | 563 | 597 | 247 | 243 | 215 | 239 | 235 | 365 | 1081 | 512 | 512 | 478 | 373 | 421 | 415 | 427 | 421 | 484 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50AM2.20m | 3:26PM2.26m | 3:57AM2.09m | 4:39PM2.20m | 5:18AM2.07m | 5:55PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.90m | 9:55PM0.99m | 10:18AM0.98m | 11:08PM0.99m | 11:31AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 285 | 336 | 341 | 458 | 466 | 7 | 187 | 247 | 243 | 64 | 239 | 235 | 273 | — | 512 | 512 | 478 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 213 | 133 | 484 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 27 | 215 | 44 | 21 | — | — | — | 451 | 405 | 373 | 421 | 415 | 427 | 421 | 126 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 99 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 52 | 18 | — | — | 563 | 597 | 57 | 83 | — | — | — | 365 | 1081 | 159 | 187 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 309 | 138 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 101 | 138 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 180 | 225 | 2 |
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