Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 196 | 422 | 491 | 588 | 744 | 806 | 1281 | 1152 | 1174 | 1187 | 1171 | 542 | 527 | 433 | 439 | 446 | 453 | 506 | 491 | 512 | 512 | 504 | 489 | 573 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:40PM2.85m | 00:59AM2.66m | 1:15PM2.78m | 1:37AM2.56m | 1:55PM2.67m | 2:20AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.38m | 6:56PM0.53m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:34PM0.63m | 7:49AM0.60m | 8:16PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 176 | 169 | 177 | 588 | 744 | 806 | 1281 | 1152 | 1174 | 1187 | 1171 | 542 | 527 | 433 | 439 | 446 | 453 | 506 | 491 | 512 | 512 | 504 | 489 | 573 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 125 | 196 | 422 | 491 | 169 | 93 | 103 | 85 | — | — | 14 | 10 | 5 | 351 | 346 | 5 | 101 | 96 | 84 | — | 4 | 70 | 75 | 57 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 91 | — | — | — | 38 | 53 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 217 | 197 | 140 | — | — | 104 | 107 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 56 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 138 | 102 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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