Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (13 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
775
763
447
447
462
812
824
734
745
680
690
781
1769
1410
1358
1199
1169
962
899
732
722
712
603
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
E
5
SSW
5
S
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM2.35m
6:46AM2.55m
7:26PM2.52m
7:37AM2.69m
8:18PM2.71m
8:29AM2.84m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.64m
1:12PM0.44m
1:36AM0.46m
2:02PM0.26m
2:28AM0.29m
2:51PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:20
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
15
17
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
8
12
15
13
13
11
9
9
10
12
12
12
13
11
10
9
8
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
943
775
763
447
447
462
812
824
734
745
680
690
451
1769
1410
1358
1199
1169
962
899
732
722
712
603
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
22
0.6
W
21
0.6
W
21
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
13
133
130
112
161
332
308
507
608
528
781
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
0.3
WSW
24
Energy kJ
13
46
108
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
8
9
9
9
4
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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