Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3243 | 2998 | 2930 | 2808 | 2919 | 2479 | 2655 | 1602 | 2111 | 1393 | 1504 | 1283 | 1068 | 1079 | 1272 | 1370 | 1449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:46AM2.97m | 1:07PM2.80m | 1:23AM2.78m | 1:45PM2.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.22m | 7:05AM0.24m | 7:19PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.40m | 8:01PM0.59m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3243 | 2998 | 2930 | 2808 | 2919 | 2479 | 1453 | 1602 | 2111 | 1393 | 1504 | 1283 | 1068 | 1079 | 889 | 683 | 1042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2655 | 137 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 1272 | 1370 | 1449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 56 | 141 | 56 |
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