Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 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
16.6° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (24 May)6ft (1.8m)16s

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 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
469
504
389
655
1578
1697
1634
1592
1418
1076
930
930
811
765
569
484
491
414
408
309
463
184
127
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM2.55m
4:48PM2.38m
5:21AM2.48m
5:52PM2.36m
6:22AM2.46m
6:57PM2.40m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.69m
10:59PM0.77m
11:39AM0.70m
00:06AM0.76m
12:41PM0.65m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:12
5:12
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
15
14
11
11
9
8
8
13
14
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.1
W
19
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
587
469
504
389
377
1578
1697
1634
1592
1418
1076
930
930
811
765
569
484
491
414
408
309
7
67
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
10
36
129
367
655
7
26
184
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
Energy kJ
9
3
1
30
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
20
463
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
101
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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