Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1024 | 857 | 732 | 904 | 1466 | 1466 | 1447 | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1198 | 1010 | 936 | 924 | 800 | 697 | 687 | 542 | 427 | 347 | 257 | 204 | 161 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.55m | 7:29PM2.64m | 7:49AM2.65m | 8:32PM2.84m | 8:54AM2.80m | 9:25PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.61m | 1:44AM0.62m | 2:13PM0.47m | 2:46AM0.44m | 3:11PM0.31m | 3:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1024 | 857 | 732 | 904 | 1466 | 1466 | 1447 | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1198 | 1010 | 936 | 924 | 800 | 697 | 687 | 542 | 427 | 347 | 257 | 204 | 161 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 23 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 194 | 337 | 510 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 40 | 11 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 221 | 2 |
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