Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2989 | 2554 | 2356 | 2171 | 2004 | 1429 | 1094 | 981 | 891 | 679 | 555 | 479 | 341 | 251 | 184 | 233 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:56AM2.79m | 2:24PM2.63m | 2:43AM2.66m | 3:16PM2.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.51m | 8:20AM0.48m | 8:42PM0.64m | 9:07AM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2989 | 2554 | 2356 | 2171 | 2004 | 1429 | 1094 | 981 | 891 | 679 | 555 | 479 | 341 | 251 | 184 | 233 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 15 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 651 | 549 | 549 | — | 31 | 25 | — | 52 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 33 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 56 | 119 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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