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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
165 | 163 | 321 | 316 | 213 | 201 | 195 | 160 | 276 | 346 | 629 | 706 | 557 | 512 | 415 | 390 | 298 | 298 | 280 | 258 | 338 | 365 | 596 | 1082 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 4:10PM2.39m | 4:48AM2.49m | 5:22PM2.36m | 6:00AM2.50m | 6:29PM2.40m | 7:01AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.81m | 11:06AM0.77m | 11:35PM0.80m | 12:18PM0.70m | 00:45AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 165 | 163 | 321 | 316 | 213 | 201 | 195 | 151 | 192 | 346 | 629 | 706 | 557 | 512 | 415 | 390 | 298 | 298 | 280 | 258 | 278 | 365 | 292 | 1082 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 93 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 108 | 160 | 276 | 212 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 71 | 71 | 7 | 7 | — | 206 | 164 | 596 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 315 | 203 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 162 | 235 | 338 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 236 | 179 | 96 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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