
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
785 | 504 | 417 | 771 | 818 | 569 | 742 | 645 | 652 | 658 | 776 | 970 | 2885 | 3397 | 4067 | 4159 | 4098 | 4126 | 5524 | 3507 | 4646 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM3.11m | 00:32AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.07m | 1:19AM2.90m | 1:46PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.10m | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
785 | 504 | 417 | 170 | — | — | 242 | 195 | 141 | — | — | 494 | 811 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
349 | 198 | 201 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
— | 276 | 259 | 771 | 818 | 569 | 742 | 645 | 652 | 658 | 776 | 970 | 2885 | 3397 | 4067 | 4159 | 4098 | 4126 | 5524 | 3507 | 4646 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 119 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 288 | 119 | 224 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 142 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 290 | 290 |
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