Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jun)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
763
542
917
1096
1068
948
911
886
763
742
756
589
563
555
468
468
432
793
679
662
500
580
669
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
5
W
0
W
0
S
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:02AM2.75m
8:44PM2.88m
9:02AM2.87m
9:36PM3.05m
9:57AM2.97m
10:25PM3.17m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.45m
2:26PM0.28m
2:57AM0.30m
3:21PM0.18m
3:50AM0.19m
4:13PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
687
763
542
917
1096
1068
948
911
886
763
742
756
589
563
555
468
468
384
793
679
662
107
137
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
19
0.7
SW
7
0.8
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
85
56
37
15
11
11
10
36
36
78
194
190
44
418
318
290
432
500
580
669
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.4
SW
6
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
21
0.7
W
19
Energy kJ
222
8
232
52
42
347
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
W
7
Energy kJ
26
40
45
55
64
59
66
85
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
48
221
249
221
221
221
227
227
227
227
227
227
227
176
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
2
2
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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