
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 251 | 481 | 1080 | 1881 | 2432 | 2483 | 2102 | 1202 | 940 | 785 | 504 | 417 | 346 | 822 | 590 | 645 | 754 | 632 | 762 | 718 | 1040 | 1511 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:33AM3.07m | 11:48PM3.04m | 12:13PM3.11m | 00:32AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM-0.02m | 5:44PM0.05m | 6:04AM0.00m | 6:28PM0.10m | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
253 | 249 | 135 | 187 | 563 | — | — | 71 | 137 | 349 | 785 | 504 | 417 | 346 | — | — | — | 141 | 204 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 91 | 89 | 51 | — | — | — | 42 | 73 | 450 | 300 | 235 | 201 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 192 | 187 | 198 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
159 | 251 | 481 | 1080 | 1881 | 2432 | 2483 | 2102 | 1202 | 940 | — | — | 220 | 260 | 822 | 590 | 645 | 754 | 632 | 762 | 718 | 1040 | 1511 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 406 | 205 | 336 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 96 | 110 | 119 | 179 | 252 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 292 | 119 |
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