Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 588 | 596 | 491 | 478 | 472 | 361 | 356 | 273 | 261 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 372 | 940 | 1195 | 1341 | 1330 | 1294 |
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 | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.94m | 11:56AM2.96m | 00:11AM2.88m | 12:29PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.15m | 5:49AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.21m | 6:24AM0.16m | 6:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 580 | 588 | 596 | 491 | 165 | 130 | 361 | 356 | 273 | 261 | 66 | 83 | 115 | 118 | 940 | 1195 | 1341 | 1330 | 1294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | — | W 19 | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 211 | 173 | 487 | 468 | 478 | 472 | 100 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 372 | 101 | — | 118 | — | 487 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 72 | 69 | 104 | 160 | 158 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 230 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 173 | 153 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 176 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 176 | 7 | 179 | 189 | 179 | 179 | 110 |
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