Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)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 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
512
490
390
321
321
280
278
289
381
610
1082
1393
1237
1240
1396
1122
950
936
781
679
569
534
419
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:00AM2.50m
6:29PM2.40m
7:01AM2.56m
7:30PM2.48m
7:53AM2.63m
8:20PM2.60m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.70m
00:45AM0.70m
1:19PM0.58m
1:43AM0.57m
2:08PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
14
10
10
10
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
557
512
490
390
321
321
280
278
278
381
339
264
1393
1237
1240
1396
1122
950
936
781
679
569
534
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.2
SW
8
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
16
21
33
34
44
7
7
206
226
610
1082
164
138
86
6
6
11
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
25
0.2
W
24
Energy kJ
3
106
315
203
13
13
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SW
8
Energy kJ
49
75
136
289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
90
194
179
179
96
56
0
0
56
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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