Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 16 May 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
17.1° 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 5AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (17 May)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (17 May)4ft (1.2m)16s

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 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
309
309
326
510
969
696
679
671
697
636
478
389
316
281
265
198
149
151
190
362
344
322
301
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
SE
5
SW
5
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:51PM3.06m
10:08AM3.03m
10:37PM3.16m
10:58AM3.04m
11:24PM3.17m
11:48AM2.98m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.06m
4:25PM-0.02m
4:51AM0.05m
5:13PM0.02m
5:41AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
11
7
7
7
7
11
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
12
14
13
12
10
11
10
10
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
283
309
309
309
510
969
696
679
671
697
636
478
389
316
281
265
198
149
147
149
362
344
322
301
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
SW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
194
270
235
326
197
9
8
30
29
60
103
151
190
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
25
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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