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Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.5° C
 (Which is 2.7°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131314141413131313141415151414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10949981043109093391991991991996110471091112110761061930917811765577569596596587
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		crosscrossglassglassoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
2.84
11:53PM
2.71
12:10PM
2.85
12:28AM
2.69
12:44PM
2.82
1:04AM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.47
6:04AM
0.40
6:23PM
0.52
6:39AM
0.46
6:59PM
0.59
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset---8:15-------8:16-------8:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818171515141317181817151514141718181715151414
Feels °C (?)171616151515131216171615141514141616161514141312
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