Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3406 | 2801 | 2239 | 1605 | 1016 | 731 | 766 | 698 | 743 | 990 | 1058 | 285 | 285 | 341 | 496 | 466 | 496 | 304 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.59m | 2:39AM2.38m | 3:03PM2.44m | 3:36AM2.23m | 4:03PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.77m | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | 9:46AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3406 | 2801 | 2239 | 1605 | 1016 | 731 | 766 | 698 | 368 | 311 | 260 | 285 | 285 | 341 | 496 | 466 | 7 | 304 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 123 | — | 47 | — | 68 | 68 | 24 | — | 743 | 990 | 1058 | 194 | 75 | 32 | — | — | 496 | 71 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 236 | 139 | 55 |
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