
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 197 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 193 | 308 | 415 | 384 | 500 | 676 | 696 | 594 | 594 | 585 | 668 | 702 | 942 | 1710 | 1547 | 2178 | 2457 | 2334 | 2497 | 954 | 1188 | 2763 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.34m | 3:31PM2.44m | 4:08AM2.25m | 4:29PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.21m | 5:29PM2.34m | 6:05AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.80m | 9:57PM0.86m | 10:14AM0.86m | 10:54PM0.86m | 11:14AM0.87m | 11:51PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
270 | 197 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 193 | 308 | 415 | 384 | 500 | 676 | 696 | 594 | 594 | 453 | 341 | 264 | 942 | 113 | 71 | 75 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 663 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | 57 | 54 | 87 | 89 | 144 | 196 | 193 | 273 | 326 | 318 | 301 | — | — | 585 | 668 | 702 | 231 | 134 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 542 | 530 | — | — | — | — | 1710 | 1547 | 2178 | 2457 | 2334 | 2497 | 954 | 1188 | 2763 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 112 | 135 | 109 | 110 | 56 | 110 | 90 | 56 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 129 | 112 | 115 | 96 | 56 |
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