Surf Forecasts:
Raglan - Ngarunui Beach surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period, WSW swell with 8,682 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Raglan - Ngarunui Beach in the next 16 days are 5.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raglan - Ngarunui Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 615 | 484 | 233 | 295 | 129 | 577 | 711 | 745 | 230 | 234 | 951 | 1505 | 6989 | 7214 | 4213 | 2541 | 1913 | 1467 | 1175 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:14PM2.43m | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:08PM2.31m | 4:37AM2.28m | 5:20PM2.24m | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | 7:02AM2.25m | 7:41PM2.38m | 8:00AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.52m | 8:48AM2.46m | 9:10PM2.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.79m | 9:56AM0.75m | 10:27PM0.93m | 10:54AM0.87m | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:10PM0.91m | 00:57AM0.99m | 1:21PM0.87m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:16PM0.77m | 2:43AM0.78m | 3:01PM0.66m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 615 | 484 | 233 | 83 | 129 | 577 | 711 | 745 | 230 | 234 | 103 | — | — | 6514 | 4213 | 2541 | 1913 | 1467 | 1175 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 51 | 49 | 72 | 35 | — | — | 35 | 167 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | WSW 6 | — | NW 5 | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 116 | 295 | 111 | — | 27 | — | 35 | — | 951 | 1505 | 6989 | 7214 | — | — | — | 39 | 31 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 141 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 220 | 224 | 232 | 215 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
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