
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
850 | 895 | 893 | 545 | 491 | 659 | 749 | 1193 | 3919 | 4361 | 4471 | 3569 | 3469 | 3025 | 2667 | 2201 | 2240 | 2861 | 1863 | 1857 | 1566 | 1566 | 1261 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.46m | 4:13AM2.55m | 4:54PM2.44m | 5:17AM2.52m | 6:11PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.62m | 10:08PM0.75m | 10:36AM0.65m | 11:11PM0.78m | 11:43AM0.66m | 00:28AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 21 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
850 | 895 | 893 | 545 | 491 | 659 | 749 | 1193 | 3919 | 4361 | 81 | 144 | 196 | 497 | 2667 | 653 | 2240 | 2861 | 1863 | 1857 | 1566 | 1566 | 1261 | 1169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | W 22 | SSW 6 | WSW 20 |
2 | 8 | 30 | 74 | 165 | 227 | 318 | 813 | — | — | 142 | 36 | 369 | 608 | 481 | 768 | 89 | — | 99 | — | — | 36 | 22 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 5 |
9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 105 | 144 | 183 | 243 | — | — | — | 4471 | 3569 | 3469 | 3025 | — | 2201 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 101 | 109 | 121 | 195 | 266 | 198 | 198 | 121 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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