
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
651 | 549 | 504 | 408 | 396 | 326 | 265 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 307 | 216 | 269 | 201 | 259 | 191 | 172 | 163 | 170 | 265 | 563 | 480 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | 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 | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM2.76m | 9:14PM3.02m | 9:39AM2.92m | 10:03PM3.17m | 10:26AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.47m | 3:02PM0.35m | 3:29AM0.27m | 3:51PM0.17m | 4:16AM0.12m | 4:36PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
651 | 549 | 504 | 408 | 396 | 326 | 242 | 238 | 142 | 136 | 307 | 216 | 269 | 201 | 259 | 191 | 119 | 139 | 170 | 208 | 563 | 480 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
102 | 73 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 55 | 35 | 14 | 50 | 73 | 89 | 172 | 163 | 163 | 265 | 304 | 452 | 540 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 8 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | W 6 | NNW 5 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 140 | 128 | 265 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 72 | 106 | 106 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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