Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
18.6° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
3
4
5
5
5
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13129101214131314141414141414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)757725739107977017501700182120652127236829482989311028552343200915611226941762649625265
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
3.14
11:11AM
3.10
11:37PM
3.13
11:56AM
3.02
12:23AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
-0.10
5:06AM
-0.02
5:28PM
-0.04
5:52AM
0.08
6:14PM
0.10
6:42AM
0.24
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1114942121--11212341----1
Temp. °C191818171615161717141312121314151515141312121316
Feels °C (?)15141413151414151413121010101012131413111091114
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