Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1756
3574
3792
3594
3341
3059
2830
2410
2158
1689
1475
1301
1159
1028
1176
1049
690
669
1164
1363
1607
1475
2997
3102
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:14PM2.57m
2:30AM2.69m
3:01PM2.51m
3:18AM2.61m
3:52PM2.46m
4:13AM2.55m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.63m
8:54AM0.58m
9:14PM0.70m
9:42AM0.62m
10:08PM0.75m
10:36AM0.65m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
4
4
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
5
6
8
6
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1756
3574
3792
3594
3341
3059
2830
2410
2158
1689
1475
1301
1159
1028
1176
1049
690
669
165
227
1607
1475
2997
3102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.2
W
22
Energy kJ
384
437
382
353
272
115
72
55
33
24
17
10
9
2
2
8
30
74
165
307
318
315
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
826
9
9
465
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.9
SW
13
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
9
7
9
11
8
5
69
101
1164
1363
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
1
4
5
4
Distance (km)
7
48
2
48
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
110
110
116
110
55
110
55
55
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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