Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 10AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1581 | 2214 | 3135 | 1894 | 1870 | 3929 | 4246 | 1846 | 1690 | 4204 | 4454 | 4394 | 4338 | 4132 | 3797 | 3907 | 4029 | 6637 | 4954 | 6596 | 7729 | 8453 | 8986 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.37m | 2:34PM2.36m | 3:06AM2.20m | 3:39PM2.22m | 4:24AM2.10m | 5:05PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.76m | 9:01PM0.95m | 9:19AM0.93m | 10:07PM1.06m | 10:32AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1581 | 2214 | 3135 | 1894 | 1870 | 9 | 651 | 1846 | 1690 | 646 | 1434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 95 | 51 | 705 | 705 | 19 | 1644 | 1479 | 1623 | 1492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 136 | 93 | 28 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3929 | 4246 | 941 | 1016 | 4204 | 4454 | 4394 | 4338 | 4132 | 3797 | 3907 | 4029 | 6637 | 4954 | 6596 | 7729 | 8453 | 8986 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 56 | 109 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 121 | 179 | 248 | 204 | 248 | 248 | 290 | 391 | 170 | 250 | 204 | 195 |
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