Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2830 | 2792 | 2754 | 2717 | 2717 | 2529 | 4429 | 3900 | 4327 | 4358 | 4055 | 3499 | 3222 | 2859 | 2325 | 1511 | 1644 | 1393 | 1393 | 1240 | 1206 | 989 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:36AM3.14m | 12:59PM2.89m | 1:19AM2.99m | 1:43PM2.74m | 2:02AM2.79m | 2:27PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.20m | 7:08PM0.27m | 7:40AM0.31m | 7:54PM0.43m | 8:23AM0.46m | 8:40PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 22 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2258 | 2228 | 2242 | 2169 | 83 | 558 | 2678 | 3900 | 2588 | 2303 | 1922 | 1830 | 2535 | 2859 | 2325 | 1511 | 1644 | 1393 | 1393 | 1240 | 1206 | 989 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2830 | 2792 | 2754 | 2717 | 2717 | 2529 | 4429 | — | 4327 | 4358 | 4055 | 3499 | 3222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 129 | 129 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 179 | 179 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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