Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141414131212111111101010101010914141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293226223189469655689631655631555520440440371305287297356326317312331312
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.43
6:41PM
2.35
7:26AM
2.50
7:54PM
2.43
8:29AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.87
12:23PM
0.86
12:58AM
0.85
1:43PM
0.76
2:12AM
0.70
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:28-------7:30-------7:30-
Sunset-7:23-------7:22-------7:21------
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
13312221-----------------
Temp. °C161617171818182121201918171718202019181717161720
Feels °C (?)10911111415172221222019181819202020201818161620
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