Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.0° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
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)
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
390
298
321
280
278
282
390
610
1082
1245
1237
1240
1206
1122
950
936
781
679
569
433
419
353
353
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM2.40m
7:01AM2.56m
7:30PM2.48m
7:53AM2.63m
8:20PM2.60m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.70m
00:45AM0.70m
1:19PM0.58m
1:43AM0.57m
2:08PM0.44m
2:30AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
12
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
10
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
490
390
298
321
280
278
278
390
322
271
1245
1237
1240
1206
1122
950
936
781
679
569
433
419
353
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
22
Energy kJ
33
34
44
7
7
206
164
610
1082
187
138
86
69
6
6
11
51
51
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
25
0.2
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3
7
106
315
199
13
13
44
40
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SW
8
Energy kJ
49
75
132
282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
90
194
179
179
96
56
0
0
56
141
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
56
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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