Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | W 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 327 | 356 | 289 | 289 | 295 | 248 | 244 | 246 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 181 | 222 | 197 | 252 | 293 | 569 | 740 | 866 | 919 | 960 | 4430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18AM2.81m | 10:30PM3.00m | 10:52AM2.91m | 11:04PM3.07m | 11:25AM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.21m | 4:44AM0.19m | 4:58PM0.14m | 5:18AM0.12m | 5:32PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 598 | 327 | 356 | 275 | 287 | 295 | 248 | 244 | 222 | 177 | 149 | 84 | 117 | 130 | 197 | 192 | 262 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 213 | 293 | 289 | 289 | 285 | 204 | 195 | 246 | 242 | 189 | 189 | 181 | 222 | 57 | 6 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 56 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 96 | 53 | 140 | 131 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 252 | 293 | 569 | 740 | 866 | 919 | 960 | 4430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 113 | 250 | 250 | 249 | 249 | 221 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 95 | 110 | 110 | 172 | 143 | 130 | 133 | 179 | 179 |
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