Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 156 | 198 | 135 | 192 | 297 | 551 | 1121 | 1849 | 1818 | 1851 | 1955 | 2980 | 4051 | 5140 | 5967 | 5267 | 4851 | 4180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.19m | 6:26AM2.15m | 7:08PM2.28m | 7:31AM2.25m | 8:00PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM1.08m | 12:46PM0.98m | 1:29AM0.97m | 1:49PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 210 | 156 | 198 | 135 | 192 | 133 | 127 | 193 | 146 | 158 | 160 | 426 | 2597 | 3827 | 5140 | 5967 | 5267 | 4851 | 4180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | W 17 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 65 | 66 | 119 | 118 | — | 205 | — | — | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 57 | 74 | 148 | 297 | 551 | 1121 | 1849 | 1818 | 1851 | 1955 | 2980 | 4051 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 248 | 109 | 119 | 122 | 191 | 191 | 195 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 |
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