Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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 12PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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 Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
201
195
160
276
346
629
573
557
512
415
390
298
298
280
933
378
381
610
1082
1393
1237
1240
1396
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
4:48AM2.49m
5:22PM2.36m
6:00AM2.50m
6:29PM2.40m
7:01AM2.56m
7:30PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.77m
11:35PM0.80m
12:18PM0.70m
00:45AM0.70m
1:19PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:40
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
12
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
10
8
10
11
12
11
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
11
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
213
201
195
151
192
346
629
573
557
512
415
390
298
298
280
210
278
381
314
242
1393
1237
1240
1396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
13
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
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
WSW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
8
30
108
160
276
189
10
17
26
30
55
69
69
7
7
206
206
610
1082
150
116
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3
3
106
315
203
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
96
131
933
378
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
96
101
2
0
0
0
0
0
236
236
179
141
96
56
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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