Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5196
6188
6786
7225
7574
7469
8139
8643
7736
7091
6050
5383
4510
3937
3307
3083
2591
2416
2180
2019
1958
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM2.97m
00:12AM3.05m
12:34PM2.93m
00:48AM2.95m
1:13PM2.84m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.17m
6:31AM0.17m
6:47PM0.28m
7:10AM0.28m
7:30PM0.44m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
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