Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
18.3° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
104
99
96
96
104
103
97
134
397
387
237
165
163
293
289
213
201
195
160
276
346
629
573
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:16AM2.70m
2:55PM2.49m
3:30AM2.55m
4:10PM2.39m
4:48AM2.49m
5:22PM2.36m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.63m
9:03PM0.70m
9:52AM0.75m
10:18PM0.81m
11:06AM0.77m
11:35PM0.80m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:38
Temp °C
9
8
10
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
12
6
5
7
11
12
12
10
6
7
7
8
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
13
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
57
35
23
25
24
96
96
96
102
397
387
237
165
163
293
289
213
201
195
151
149
346
629
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
W
16
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
105
104
99
96
96
104
103
97
134
5
54
55
93
2
1
5
4
108
160
276
147
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SW
6
Energy kJ
9
8
30
30
66
9
19
21
5
7
7
1
9
8
30
4
3
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
SW
6
Energy kJ
16
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96
0
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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