Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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 Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
142
142
109
111
113
83
67
65
66
79
81
81
66
89
151
180
203
573
970
772
586
499
470
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:52PM2.91m
12:14PM2.73m
00:29AM2.89m
12:52PM2.69m
1:07AM2.84m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.44m
6:08AM0.52m
6:22PM0.46m
6:47AM0.52m
7:00PM0.50m
7:28AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<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>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
9
9
8
8
11
14
12
11
13
13
11
10
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
6
5
5
5
7
10
9
8
5
5
4
3
6
9
7
7
8
10
9
8
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1.6
WNW
11
0.3
WSW
19
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
Energy kJ
167
142
142
109
111
113
83
67
65
66
79
81
81
66
89
151
180
203
573
72
772
586
499
470
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
NW
5
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
22
26
49
24
2
2
7
6
6
6
6
23
56
25
71
225
225
318
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
20
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
9
30
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
N
5
1
NNW
6
2.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
3
3
28
71
970
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
193
227
197
7
221
90
7
2
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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