Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 289 | 293 | 295 | 264 | 227 | 246 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 181 | 222 | 197 | 677 | 625 | 3280 | 611 | 3675 | 3734 | 960 | 4600 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18AM2.81m | 10:30PM3.00m | 10:52AM2.91m | 11:04PM3.07m | 11:25AM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.21m | 4:44AM0.19m | 4:58PM0.14m | 5:18AM0.12m | 5:32PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 356 | 232 | 293 | 295 | 264 | 227 | 227 | 168 | 128 | 84 | 117 | 222 | 197 | 192 | 262 | 235 | 307 | 304 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 289 | 289 | 285 | 204 | 198 | 246 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 181 | 86 | 55 | 14 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 96 | 44 | 140 | 131 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 69 | 677 | 625 | 3280 | 611 | 3675 | 3734 | 960 | 4600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 249 | 248 | 221 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 96 | 109 | 109 | 142 | 142 | 115 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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