Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1269 | 844 | 780 | 743 | 794 | 1058 | 336 | 285 | 558 | 341 | 458 | 466 | 563 | 304 | 247 | 243 | 215 | 239 | 235 | 371 | 870 | 512 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:39AM2.38m | 3:03PM2.44m | 3:36AM2.23m | 4:03PM2.30m | 4:46AM2.14m | 5:16PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | 9:46AM0.89m | 10:31PM0.99m | 10:51AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1269 | 844 | 780 | 743 | 368 | 311 | 336 | 285 | 558 | 341 | 458 | 466 | 309 | 304 | 247 | 243 | 64 | 239 | 235 | 273 | 870 | 512 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 5 | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | 19 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 215 | 42 | 18 | — | — | — | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 99 | 208 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 794 | 1058 | 177 | 151 | — | — | — | — | 563 | 80 | 59 | 80 | — | — | — | 371 | — | 116 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 141 | 141 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 182 | 141 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 179 | 179 | 101 | 101 |
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