Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan - Ngarunui Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1299
950
936
781
679
569
433
419
353
347
294
289
239
276
267
337
329
322
362
394
381
575
554
1016
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:53AM2.63m
8:20PM2.60m
8:37AM2.70m
9:02PM2.71m
9:16AM2.75m
9:39PM2.80m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.57m
2:08PM0.44m
2:30AM0.44m
2:50PM0.32m
3:11AM0.35m
3:28PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:32
Temp °C
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
19
17
13
11
11
11
13
17
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
17
13
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1299
950
936
781
679
569
433
419
353
347
294
289
239
200
193
149
149
149
362
351
325
575
554
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Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
6
11
51
51
91
91
140
196
276
267
337
329
322
315
394
381
202
236
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
25
0.2
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
13
13
44
40
51
5
42
42
42
42
115
141
139
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
95
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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