
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
949 | 911 | 789 | 651 | 459 | 347 | 253 | 201 | 480 | 929 | 2034 | 2559 | 2394 | 2102 | 855 | 1056 | 784 | 494 | 480 | 577 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:53AM2.96m | 11:06PM3.01m | 11:33AM3.07m | 11:48PM3.04m | 12:13PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.07m | 5:22AM-0.02m | 5:44PM0.05m | 6:04AM0.00m | 6:28PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | — | — | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — |
949 | 911 | 789 | 651 | 459 | 347 | 253 | 131 | 246 | 238 | 2034 | — | — | 112 | 855 | 1056 | 784 | 494 | 480 | 184 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
18 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 201 | 89 | 51 | — | — | — | 56 | 73 | 331 | 306 | 235 | 181 | 173 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 64 | 31 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 106 | 106 | 201 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 8 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 176 | 140 | 480 | 929 | — | 2559 | 2394 | 2102 | 792 | — | — | — | 197 | 577 | 755 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 252 | 249 | 142 | 114 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 110 | 336 | 109 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 96 | 56 | 109 | 161 | 194 | 249 | 249 |
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