Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 191 | 174 | 163 | 167 | 331 | 563 | 488 | 540 | 561 | 677 | 803 | 783 | 1297 | 1131 | 898 | 886 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:03PM3.17m | 10:26AM3.02m | 10:47PM3.24m | 11:09AM3.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.12m | 4:36PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.05m | 5:19PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 259 | 191 | 119 | 139 | 167 | 204 | 563 | 488 | 390 | 344 | 677 | 803 | 783 | 1297 | 1131 | 898 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 73 | 89 | 174 | 163 | 163 | 331 | 304 | 452 | 540 | 561 | 269 | 202 | 204 | 190 | — | 165 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 30 | 37 | 72 | 106 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 55 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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