Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111101010111111111113121313131313131313111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)305526692476216520011930204519801891172013071929186917061550153210861452757643757665731671
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
2.91
9:33PM
2.91
9:45AM
3.04
10:13PM
3.06
10:28AM
3.11
10:54PM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.19
3:22PM
0.04
3:42AM
0.04
4:02PM
-0.07
4:23AM
-0.03
4:44PM
-0.10
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:50---
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-12------1----1----41111
Temp. °C171716171616161615151617181616151413141618181818
Feels °C (?)1211101089101010111314151413121110111315141415
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