Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 325 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 485 | 1047 | 961 | 947 | 961 | 854 | 714 | 604 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.78m | 10:08AM2.69m | 10:22PM2.88m | 10:43AM2.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.55m | 4:16PM0.43m | 4:35AM0.45m | 4:50PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 325 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 214 | 1047 | 961 | 947 | 961 | 854 | 714 | 604 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 85 | 142 | 249 | 485 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 31 | 62 | — | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 31 | 38 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 135 | 61 | 244 |
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