Raglan – Ngarunui Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Raglan and West Waikato, New Zealand)

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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Surf Guide

Raglan - Ngarunui Beach in Raglan and West Waikato is an exposed beach break that is often working and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Raglan - Ngarunui Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Raglan - Ngarunui Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Raglan - Ngarunui Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in March while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

60%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Location Map

Interactive Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Raglan - Ngarunui Beach is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Raglan - Ngarunui Beach is Auckland International Airport (AKL), also in New Zealand, 90 km (56 miles) away.

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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 29 May 2026, 07:02 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 29
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	glass

What does Raglan - Ngarunui Beach look like?

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Tides at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Raglan, New Zealand, 5 km from Raglan - Ngarunui Beach.

Next High Water: 08:50am | 2.59m

Next Low Water: 03:02pm | 0.42m

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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.