Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 294 | 290 | 286 | 345 | 389 | 494 | 1144 | 2419 | 3948 | 3961 | 3296 | 3393 | 3489 | 3457 | 3895 | 4071 | 3496 | 2459 | 1903 | 1626 | 1503 | 1211 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.31m | 6:37AM2.34m | 7:18PM2.38m | 7:35AM2.38m | 8:09PM2.49m | 8:25AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.87m | 12:56PM0.75m | 1:31AM0.82m | 1:52PM0.69m | 2:22AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 299 | 118 | 164 | 226 | 345 | 349 | 221 | 1144 | 2419 | 2949 | 3961 | 3296 | 3393 | 2265 | 2098 | — | — | 2024 | 2459 | 1903 | 1626 | 1503 | 1211 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 294 | 290 | 286 | 294 | 389 | 494 | 81 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 3948 | — | — | — | 3489 | 3457 | 3895 | 4071 | 3496 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 196 | 153 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 122 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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