Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
17.6° 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 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1326
1188
1026
1060
894
775
763
447
447
763
722
734
784
796
732
680
781
1589
1393
1358
1199
1169
962
899
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
0
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:29PM2.35m
6:46AM2.55m
7:26PM2.52m
7:37AM2.69m
8:18PM2.71m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.63m
00:41AM0.64m
1:12PM0.44m
1:36AM0.46m
2:02PM0.26m
2:28AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:20
5
4
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
15
13
11
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
9
12
12
11
12
12
10
9
8
12
14
14
12
9
8
8
8
13
12
12
12
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1326
1188
1026
1060
894
775
763
447
447
763
722
734
784
796
732
680
494
1589
1393
1358
1199
1169
962
899
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.6
W
21
0.6
W
21
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
13
133
130
108
161
332
308
507
608
528
781
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
Energy kJ
13
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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