Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 1047 | 1075 | 1059 | 961 | 854 | 714 | 704 | 415 | 352 | 770 | 772 | 1129 | 1016 | 1190 | 2382 | 3017 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.88m | 10:43AM2.78m | 10:57PM2.97m | 11:17AM2.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.45m | 4:50PM0.35m | 5:10AM0.38m | 5:24PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 485 | 1047 | 1075 | 1059 | 961 | 854 | 714 | 704 | 415 | 352 | 331 | 413 | 361 | 356 | — | — | 675 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 214 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 27 | — | — | 56 | 193 | 206 | — | 160 | 156 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 56 | 50 | — | 221 | 770 | 772 | 1129 | 1016 | 1190 | 2382 | 3017 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 228 | 90 | 249 | 221 | 168 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 109 | 110 |
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