Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1099 | 955 | 838 | 700 | 624 | 528 | 357 | 321 | 317 | 307 | 493 | 692 | 870 | 1505 | 1759 | 947 | 933 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.73m | 1:07PM2.69m | 1:23AM2.55m | 1:46PM2.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.40m | 7:06AM0.38m | 7:25PM0.59m | 7:43AM0.57m | 8:09PM0.78m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 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 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1099 | 955 | 838 | 700 | 624 | 528 | 357 | 321 | 317 | 307 | 493 | 692 | 870 | 1505 | 1759 | 947 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 53 | 135 | — | 642 | 284 | 933 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 228 | 228 | 56 | 228 | 248 | 252 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 220 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 244 | 135 | 109 |
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