Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 886 | 805 | 894 | 1446 | 1592 | 2327 | 2394 | 2398 | 2308 | 2115 | 2335 | 2460 | 3594 | 3216 | 3267 | 3464 | 3622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29PM3.22m | 11:50AM3.03m | 00:09AM3.12m | 12:29PM2.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.05m | 5:59PM0.09m | 6:26AM0.12m | 6:39PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 886 | 805 | 894 | 1446 | 1592 | 2327 | 2394 | 2398 | 2308 | 2115 | 2335 | 2460 | 3594 | 3216 | 3267 | 3464 | 3622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 83 | 65 | 43 | 59 | 4 | — | 120 | 231 | 387 | — | 466 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 189 | 362 | 545 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 179 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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