Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
346
309
251
367
164
125
125
144
191
174
242
239
297
465
494
494
487
545
561
553
545
440
440
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM2.46m
6:57PM2.40m
7:18AM2.48m
7:51PM2.49m
8:06AM2.53m
8:36PM2.60m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.65m
1:09AM0.70m
1:35PM0.57m
2:02AM0.62m
2:21PM0.49m
2:46AM0.55m
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clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10
Temp °C
11
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
13
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
10
8
9
11
14
14
14
14
13
10
11
14
14
13
14
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
414
346
309
251
367
60
39
125
93
93
140
242
239
297
465
494
494
487
545
561
553
545
440
440
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
SW
6
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
7
7
30
164
125
30
144
191
174
79
81
82
15
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
59
54
86
16
11
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
10
24
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
101
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96
56
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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