Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 512 | 482 | 528 | 461 | 563 | 919 | 975 | 1089 | 1400 | 3663 | 3576 | 3180 | 3159 | 3305 | 2591 | 1293 | 1269 | 844 | 736 | 686 | 743 | 1058 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM2.68m | 1:38PM2.73m | 1:56AM2.54m | 2:16PM2.59m | 2:39AM2.38m | 3:03PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.42m | 7:56PM0.61m | 8:12AM0.58m | 8:39PM0.77m | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 659 | 265 | 336 | 528 | 450 | 563 | 919 | 975 | 1089 | 1400 | 3663 | 3576 | 3180 | 3159 | 3305 | 2591 | 1293 | 1269 | 844 | 736 | 686 | 368 | 311 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 146 | 512 | 482 | 484 | 461 | 482 | 254 | — | 989 | 486 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 250 | 355 | 395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | 17 | 743 | 1058 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 114 | 313 | 295 | 305 | 121 | 111 | 110 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 201 | 110 | 193 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 55 | 55 |
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