
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Indicators today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Indicators at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Indicators. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
326 | 414 | 317 | 335 | 467 | 609 | 799 | 1373 | 1463 | 989 | 947 | 1267 | 1975 | 2586 | 3609 | 3956 | 2054 | 6719 | 5953 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.58m | 1:11PM2.54m | 1:29AM2.37m | 1:59PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.57m | 7:31PM0.73m | 7:50AM0.77m | 8:24PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
326 | 414 | 317 | 335 | 467 | 609 | 799 | 1373 | 1463 | 989 | 947 | 1267 | 1975 | 2586 | 3609 | 3956 | 2054 | 1437 | 1244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 |
25 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 53 | 135 | — | — | 235 | 374 | 343 | 161 | 66 | 31 | 656 | 2 | — | 1418 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 842 | 6719 | 5953 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 62 | 227 | 227 | 90 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 94 |
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