
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
850 | 837 | 769 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 322 | 704 | 1064 | 880 | 1373 | 2555 | 4078 | 7715 | 10471 | 11376 | 9778 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.24m | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | 7:02AM2.25m | 7:41PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:10PM0.91m | 00:57AM0.99m | 1:21PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
850 | 837 | 769 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 322 | 302 | 1064 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | 56 | — | 8 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 87 | 233 | 704 | — | 880 | 1373 | 2555 | 4078 | 7715 | 10471 | 11376 | 9778 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 9 | 56 | 220 | 221 | 109 | 221 | 309 | 228 | 228 | 168 | 168 | 110 | 112 | 179 | 288 | 258 | 255 | 109 |
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