
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2979 | 2885 | 3061 | 2829 | 2324 | 2147 | 2186 | 2226 | 2953 | 2817 | 2938 | 2667 | 3754 | 3033 | 2756 | 2417 | 2417 | 2277 | 2093 | 1956 | 1797 | 1728 | 1556 | 1534 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:34PM3.06m | 11:57AM3.03m | 00:10AM3.09m | 12:33PM3.06m | 00:48AM3.05m | 1:12PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM-0.01m | 6:06PM0.04m | 6:27AM0.00m | 6:45PM0.10m | 7:07AM0.09m | 7:28PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
36 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 124 | 182 | 230 | 408 | 300 | 448 | 432 | 437 | — | 2749 | 2756 | 2417 | 2417 | 2277 | 2093 | 1956 | 1797 | 1728 | 1556 | 1534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2979 | 2885 | 3061 | 2829 | 2324 | 2147 | 2186 | 2226 | 2953 | 2817 | 2938 | 2667 | 3754 | 3033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 114 | 119 | 191 | 236 | 236 | 224 | 224 | 243 | 243 | 238 | 228 | 287 | 228 | 249 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 330 | 56 | 0 |
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