Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5974 | 6904 | 6990 | 7412 | 7303 | 6997 | 6267 | 5364 | 4998 | 4218 | 3756 | 2951 | 2602 | 2197 | 1886 | 2076 | 1153 | 2275 | 2703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.16m | 5:43AM2.10m | 6:23PM2.23m | 6:52AM2.18m | 7:21PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM1.07m | 12:00PM1.00m | 00:48AM0.96m | 1:10PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 6463 | 7412 | 7303 | 6997 | 6267 | 5364 | 4204 | 3622 | 3175 | 2449 | 2144 | 2197 | 1886 | — | — | — | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5974 | 6904 | 6990 | — | — | — | — | — | 4998 | 4218 | 3756 | 2951 | 2602 | — | — | 2076 | 1153 | 2275 | 2703 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 193 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 227 | 250 | 297 | 297 | 197 | 249 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 249 | 288 | 219 | 95 |
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