Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 1011 | 326 | 277 | 279 | 286 | 281 | 238 | 203 | 188 | 201 | 696 | 952 | 1014 | 1224 | 1193 | 1178 | 975 | 833 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.48m | 8:51AM2.44m | 9:02PM2.63m | 9:35AM2.62m | 9:43PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.68m | 2:42AM0.52m | 3:00PM0.49m | 3:23AM0.32m | 3:42PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 21 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 342 | 9 | 326 | 265 | 261 | 286 | 281 | 238 | 203 | 129 | 86 | 696 | 952 | 1014 | 1224 | 1193 | 1178 | 975 | 833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 220 | 175 | 138 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 56 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 144 | 67 | 194 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 188 | 201 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 18 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 136 | 1011 | 257 | 277 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 227 | 139 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 153 | 301 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 221 |
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