Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 380 | 725 | 796 | 885 | 1017 | 1165 | 2176 | 5974 | 9595 | 11948 | 10283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | 7:02AM2.25m | 7:41PM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:10PM0.91m | 00:57AM0.99m | 1:21PM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 679 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 56 | 172 | 380 | 251 | 796 | 137 | 189 | — | 423 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 230 | 56 | 126 | 8 | 373 | 61 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 60 | 177 | 725 | — | 885 | 1017 | 1165 | 2176 | 5974 | 9595 | 11948 | 10283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 291 | 221 | 109 | 294 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 168 | 168 | 110 | 110 | 248 | 248 | 290 | 260 | 115 |
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