Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 632 | 2248 | 2922 | 3360 | 3311 | 3156 | 3156 | 2736 | 2560 | 2418 | 2218 | 2161 | 1898 | 1847 | 1737 | 1737 | 1714 | 1776 | 1785 | 2493 | 2576 | 2738 | 2738 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:40AM3.02m | 11:04PM3.25m | 11:28AM3.04m | 11:51PM3.24m | 12:14PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:51PM0.09m | 5:19AM0.11m | 5:38PM0.08m | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:24PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 594 | 603 | 2248 | 2922 | 3360 | 3311 | 3156 | 3156 | 2736 | 2560 | 2418 | 2218 | 2161 | 1898 | 1847 | 1737 | 1737 | 1714 | 1776 | 1785 | 2493 | 2576 | 2738 | 2738 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 230 | 632 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 227 | 249 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 195 | 186 | 184 | 121 | 121 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 121 |
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