Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 14 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 421 | 521 | 579 | 3425 | 2281 | 1033 | 1990 | 3376 | 4074 | 4488 | 4124 | 3625 | 3264 | 2832 | 2275 | 1906 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:57PM2.97m | 11:17AM2.84m | 11:31PM3.01m | 11:51AM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.38m | 5:24PM0.29m | 5:45AM0.33m | 5:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 415 | 421 | 357 | 504 | 361 | — | — | 99 | 3376 | 4074 | 4488 | 4124 | 3625 | 3264 | 2832 | 2275 | 1906 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 73 | 193 | 206 | 437 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 14 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 159 | 521 | 579 | 3425 | 2281 | 1033 | 1990 | 3049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 228 | 221 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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