Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 322 | 848 | 1376 | 812 | 443 | 897 | 1342 | 2163 | 9921 | 14118 | 10854 | 8694 | 6957 | 5691 | 4475 | 3496 | 2740 | 2411 | 2137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | 7:02AM2.25m | 7:41PM2.38m | 8:00AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.91m | 00:57AM0.99m | 1:21PM0.87m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:16PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 322 | 275 | 1376 | 181 | 163 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6173 | 5691 | 4475 | 3496 | 2740 | 2411 | 2137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 31 | 54 | 199 | — | 25 | 63 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 61 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 79 | 259 | 848 | — | 812 | 443 | 897 | 1342 | 2163 | 9921 | 14118 | 10854 | 8694 | 6957 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 292 | 221 | 110 | 295 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 169 | 169 | 111 | 111 | 249 | 249 | 291 | 260 | 116 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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