Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is 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 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
156
277
263
256
266
266
314
301
236
236
233
233
229
226
226
226
175
309
833
761
1452
1512
1857
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:46PM2.53m
1:05AM2.63m
1:30PM2.41m
1:52AM2.50m
2:25PM2.29m
2:48AM2.39m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.62m
7:27AM0.77m
7:42PM0.74m
8:17AM0.86m
8:34PM0.84m
9:15AM0.90m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
8
2
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
20
20
18
16
15
14
14
15
19
20
18
18
16
16
15
16
16
19
19
16
14
14
14
14
18
18
16
14
13
12
11
12
16
16
13
14
14
12
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
14
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
12
Energy kJ
154
156
277
263
256
266
266
314
301
236
236
233
233
229
226
82
96
133
309
833
217
1452
1512
1857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
58
89
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
27
11
11
25
16
44
226
226
175
175
210
34
64
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
18
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
9
9
2
2
2
5
2
2
9
18
31
26
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
2.1
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
4
6
8
13
13
761
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
248
248
0
9
9
9
9
9
232
290
294
298
114
103
103
109
168
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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