Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° 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 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1099161616151414141414141313131313131813131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4623773263623573533263713713662973163072571541951921479510414592132132
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SW
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
2.52
6:12AM
2.46
6:44PM
2.47
7:44AM
2.53
8:09PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.78
11:45PM
0.73
12:32PM
0.84
1:10AM
0.77
2:00PM
0.78
2:33AM
0.67
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:36----
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C181919191716161519222120191816161819201917161615
Feels °C (?)181818181716161418222020191816161818191816141414
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