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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 545 | 765 | 777 | 640 | 604 | 499 | 414 | 346 | 317 | 257 | 237 | 187 | 167 | 169 | 190 | 147 | 142 | 144 | 250 | 405 | 389 | 285 | 281 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:23AM 2.85 | 2:47PM 2.71 | 3:19AM 2.66 | 3:53PM 2.50 | 4:34AM 2.49 | 5:18PM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 0.46 | 9:08PM 0.51 | 9:46AM 0.67 | 10:09PM 0.73 | 10:59AM 0.83 | 11:29PM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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