Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 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
16.8° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
173
199
280
265
247
249
236
218
140
668
811
917
799
669
587
587
504
469
471
655
1578
1697
1634
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:07AM2.81m
2:43PM2.56m
3:11AM2.66m
3:46PM2.45m
4:16AM2.55m
4:48PM2.38m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.53m
8:49PM0.61m
9:33AM0.64m
9:53PM0.72m
10:35AM0.69m
10:59PM0.77m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
5:13
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
17
15
14
13
14
13
14
16
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
16
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
13
11
10
11
10
11
14
17
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
16
14
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
104
173
199
280
265
247
249
236
218
140
668
811
917
799
669
587
587
504
469
423
377
1578
1697
1634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
61
60
89
86
86
86
86
84
125
101
3
5
5
5
5
4
10
36
129
471
655
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
WSW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
22
0.1
NW
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
6
15
33
23
8
8
123
6
3
9
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.1
N
8
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
16
24
17
1
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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