
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Indicators today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Indicators at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
838 | 653 | 624 | 528 | 326 | 414 | 317 | 335 | 467 | 485 | 799 | 1354 | 1617 | 837 | 947 | 1377 | 2323 | 2433 | 1623 | 2247 | 1644 | 1795 | 6243 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:09AM2.78m | 12:31PM2.73m | 00:47AM2.58m | 1:11PM2.54m | 1:29AM2.37m | 1:59PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.36m | 6:48PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.73m | 7:50AM0.77m | 8:24PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
838 | 653 | 624 | 528 | 326 | 414 | 317 | 335 | 467 | 485 | 799 | 1354 | 1617 | 837 | 947 | 1377 | 2323 | 2433 | 1465 | 1060 | 1644 | 1795 | 1644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 35 | — | 642 | 277 | 397 | 343 | 254 | — | 1623 | 2247 | — | 1602 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 53 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1436 | 1637 | 6243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 54 | 227 | 250 | 254 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 112 | 112 | 94 |
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