Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 569 | 285 | 223 | 210 | 156 | 137 | 135 | 222 | 371 | 643 | 1145 | 1847 | 1905 | 2170 | 2327 | 3342 | 4618 | 5801 | 6284 | 5559 | 4851 | 4180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05AM2.13m | 5:56PM2.19m | 6:26AM2.15m | 7:08PM2.28m | 7:31AM2.25m | 8:00PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM1.01m | 00:17AM1.08m | 12:46PM0.98m | 1:29AM0.97m | 1:49PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 577 | 569 | 285 | 223 | 210 | 156 | 137 | 135 | 192 | 96 | 93 | 193 | 1847 | 156 | 222 | — | 2431 | 4618 | 5801 | 6284 | 5559 | 4851 | 4180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | W 17 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 65 | 66 | 119 | 118 | — | 146 | — | 72 | — | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 111 | 222 | 371 | 643 | 1145 | — | 1905 | 2170 | 2327 | 3342 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 224 | 224 | 249 | 249 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 109 | 119 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 243 | 249 | 249 | 248 | 249 |
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