
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1593 | 940 | 785 | 504 | 417 | 346 | 828 | 578 | 701 | 645 | 572 | 594 | 750 | 1041 | 3372 | 3924 | 4067 | 4390 | 4098 | 4126 | 4717 | 6275 | 5816 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM3.11m | 00:32AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.07m | 1:19AM2.90m | 1:46PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.00m | 6:28PM0.10m | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
73 | 940 | 785 | 504 | 417 | 346 | — | — | 139 | 246 | 201 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
226 | 342 | 349 | 276 | 198 | 181 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
110 | 192 | 187 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1593 | — | — | — | 259 | 300 | 828 | 578 | 701 | 645 | 572 | 594 | 750 | 1041 | 3372 | 3924 | 4067 | 4390 | 4098 | 4126 | 4717 | 6275 | 5816 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 109 | 119 | 224 | 224 | 119 | 224 | 119 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 224 | 129 | 119 | 119 | 142 | 290 | 309 | 249 | 290 | 290 |
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