Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 29 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
9
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
732
722
712
603
569
440
427
357
265
215
147
147
108
60
66
112
184
225
220
181
173
216
225
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15PM2.71m
9:29AM2.64m
9:50PM2.79m
10:06AM2.69m
10:24PM2.85m
10:42AM2.71m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.50m
3:40PM0.39m
4:01AM0.48m
4:16PM0.39m
4:36AM0.49m
4:52PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:08
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
16
18
15
14
13
13
13
14
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
10
9
10
10
10
13
15
12
12
10
10
10
11
15
14
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
9
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
763
732
722
712
603
569
440
427
357
265
215
147
147
33
54
66
112
184
225
220
181
173
216
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
12
2
2
10
15
27
108
60
59
40
32
33
33
33
31
30
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
1
3
4
6
12
10
9
9
7
7
7
9
6
7
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
9
9
9
205
229
229
229
229
206
205
202
202
205
229
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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