Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 624 | 528 | 326 | 414 | 317 | 335 | 493 | 485 | 666 | 1373 | 1617 | 837 | 947 | 1267 | 2323 | 2415 | 4111 | 2054 | 1870 | 5515 | 6460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.69m | 1:23AM2.55m | 1:46PM2.53m | 2:07AM2.37m | 2:34PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.38m | 7:25PM0.59m | 7:43AM0.57m | 8:09PM0.78m | 8:26AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 624 | 528 | 326 | 414 | 317 | 335 | 493 | 485 | 666 | 1373 | 1617 | 837 | 456 | 1267 | 2323 | 2415 | 4111 | 1080 | 1080 | 1818 | 1418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | WSW 6 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 16 | NW 5 | W 16 | — | — | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 25 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 135 | — | — | 304 | 947 | 352 | 211 | 51 | 745 | 2054 | 1870 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 53 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 19 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5515 | 6460 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 248 | 252 | 56 | 220 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 129 | 109 | 109 |
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