Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 307 | 216 | 269 | 201 | 259 | 191 | 174 | 163 | 167 | 331 | 563 | 488 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14PM3.02m | 9:39AM2.92m | 10:03PM3.17m | 10:26AM3.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.27m | 3:51PM0.17m | 4:16AM0.12m | 4:36PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 242 | 238 | 142 | 136 | 307 | 216 | 269 | 201 | 259 | 191 | 117 | 139 | 167 | 214 | 563 | 488 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 55 | 35 | 14 | 50 | 73 | 89 | 174 | 163 | 163 | 331 | 304 | 452 | 540 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | N 4 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 265 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 30 | 37 | 72 | 162 | 106 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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