Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
18.8° 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 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
4
4
5
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.3
WNW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131291212141313141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1592894757769757713898723770159815571821190521272368306631543066281127362153154312001025
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
3.11
10:54PM
3.14
11:11AM
3.10
11:37PM
3.13
11:56AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
-0.03
4:44PM
-0.10
5:06AM
-0.02
5:28PM
-0.04
5:52AM
0.08
6:14PM
0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:47-------5:46---
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---112141312122-111721231-
Temp. °C161515171918171716161618171413131315151616141312
Feels °C (?)121212131514131412141416141411111013121314121110
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