
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
694 | 218 | 153 | 129 | 316 | 413 | 577 | 692 | 711 | 837 | 769 | 745 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 406 | 704 | 598 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 4:08PM2.31m | 4:37AM2.28m | 5:20PM2.24m | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.93m | 10:54AM0.87m | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:10PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 |
83 | 125 | 94 | 114 | 80 | 413 | 577 | 692 | 711 | 837 | 769 | 745 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 254 | 285 | 500 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 10 |
49 | 75 | 72 | 129 | 316 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 39 | 119 | — | 598 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — |
694 | 218 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 56 | 406 | 704 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 56 | 220 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 228 | 229 | 220 | 168 |
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