Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6179 | 5504 | 4869 | 4446 | 3771 | 3366 | 2848 | 2666 | 2416 | 2019 | 2019 | 1430 | 1255 | 1190 | 1355 | 1321 | 1154 | 1138 | 1380 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:34PM2.93m | 00:48AM2.95m | 1:13PM2.84m | 1:30AM2.81m | 1:58PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.28m | 7:10AM0.28m | 7:30PM0.44m | 7:53AM0.44m | 8:21PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 36 | — | — | 190 | 67 | — | 307 | 160 | 2019 | 1430 | 1255 | 1190 | 1355 | 1321 | 1154 | 1138 | 1380 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | — | 341 | 337 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6179 | 5504 | 4869 | 4446 | 3771 | 3366 | 2848 | 2666 | 2416 | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 191 | 191 | 249 | 238 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 249 | 249 | 228 | 228 |
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