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Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
SW
0.3
W
0.3
WSW
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
0.6
W
2.1
W
2
W
0.8
WSW
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131313131312121222212167718181817161616889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15615411411393898572829015831932502082352734246339924912689289698412161946
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
35
E
10
E
10
NNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
3.03
1:07AM
2.86
1:22PM
3.03
1:45AM
2.84
1:59PM
2.98
2:24AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.34
7:16AM
0.29
7:41PM
0.33
7:54AM
0.34
8:21PM
0.35
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:42-------8:40-------8:39----
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
8577731---111--1--111112
Temp. °C181818181920212121202120201919191920191918171615
Feels °C (?)1312121113172323201919182018191616171515131197
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