
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
555 | 437 | 341 | 251 | 209 | 230 | 193 | 190 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 69 | 79 | 74 | 86 | 83 | 117 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.66m | 3:16PM2.53m | 3:41AM2.53m | 4:24PM2.44m | 4:57AM2.44m | 5:57PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.60m | 9:38PM0.77m | 10:04AM0.73m | 10:47PM0.86m | 11:21AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
555 | 437 | 341 | 251 | 209 | 230 | 193 | 190 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 45 | 79 | 74 | 86 | 83 | 94 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 15 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | W 16 |
51 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 117 | 139 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 7 | — | W 7 | SW 7 | W 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | 9 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 67 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 194 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 220 | 9 | 0 |
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