Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 4AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2308 | 2054 | 2305 | 2460 | 3847 | 3549 | 3267 | 3464 | 3487 | 3114 | 3079 | 2808 | 2958 | 2615 | 2477 | 1602 | 2111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:09AM3.12m | 12:29PM2.93m | 00:46AM2.97m | 1:07PM2.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.12m | 6:39PM0.22m | 7:05AM0.24m | 7:19PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 2308 | 2054 | 2305 | 2460 | 3847 | 3549 | 3267 | 3464 | 3487 | 3114 | 3079 | 2808 | 2958 | 2615 | 2477 | 1602 | 2111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 243 | 512 | — | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 327 | — | 588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 288 | 56 | 266 | 141 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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