
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2963 | 3811 | 3341 | 4247 | 4181 | 3833 | 3416 | 2975 | 2339 | 1990 | 1491 | 1132 | 861 | 735 | 591 | 495 | 435 | 231 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31PM3.01m | 11:51AM2.86m | 00:05AM3.02m | 12:26PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.29m | 5:45AM0.33m | 5:59PM0.28m | 6:22AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
— | 99 | 3341 | 4247 | 4181 | 3833 | 3416 | 2975 | 2339 | 1990 | 1491 | 1132 | 861 | 735 | 591 | 495 | 435 | 231 | 491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 164 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 19 | WSW 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 65 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2963 | 3811 | 3049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 48 | 0 | 56 |
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