Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 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
17.9° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
337
329
368
465
451
417
475
554
1016
1324
1418
1413
1206
1189
1172
1053
1008
965
805
793
793
711
722
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
9:02PM2.71m
9:16AM2.75m
9:39PM2.80m
9:53AM2.79m
10:13PM2.87m
10:27AM2.79m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.35m
3:28PM0.24m
3:48AM0.31m
4:04PM0.21m
4:23AM0.31m
4:38PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:35
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
17
19
17
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
15
15
15
13
13
16
17
13
8
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
193
143
149
368
465
451
417
475
554
1016
1324
1418
1413
1206
1189
1172
1053
1008
965
805
793
793
711
722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
267
337
329
322
315
394
381
44
41
140
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
42
115
141
41
93
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
95
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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