Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111312131313131313138911121214131314151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1857177014152078186917061686163514919957577698249459618577701726170020352190268428173030
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
3.04
10:13PM
3.06
10:28AM
3.11
10:54PM
3.14
11:11AM
3.10
11:37PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.04
4:02PM
-0.07
4:23AM
-0.03
4:44PM
-0.10
5:06AM
-0.02
5:28PM
-0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:47---
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11--1---17522361111222
Temp. °C161517181816161615131515181817171616161718161513
Feels °C (?)111114151513131312101212141414141315151416141411
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