Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1513 | 1353 | 1172 | 1155 | 1026 | 922 | 894 | 838 | 666 | 619 | 683 | 320 | 289 | 293 | 305 | 305 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.75m | 9:43AM2.69m | 9:57PM2.89m | 10:18AM2.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.45m | 3:51PM0.34m | 4:10AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1513 | 1353 | 1172 | 1155 | 1026 | 922 | 894 | 838 | 666 | 619 | 683 | 320 | 275 | 255 | 305 | 305 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 96 | 95 | 51 | 86 | 86 | 213 | 289 | 293 | 293 | 285 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 56 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 228 | 228 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 249 | 90 | 248 | 0 |
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