Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 2075 | 1997 | 1763 | 1644 | 1455 | 1301 | 1223 | 1083 | 1053 | 902 | 876 | 722 | 711 | 711 | 595 | 622 | 594 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26PM2.48m | 2:46AM2.39m | 3:16PM2.32m | 3:46AM2.22m | 4:25PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.79m | 9:06AM0.76m | 9:40PM0.96m | 10:01AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1180 | 2075 | 1997 | 1763 | 1644 | 1455 | 1301 | 1223 | 1083 | 1053 | 902 | 876 | 722 | 711 | 711 | 595 | 622 | 594 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 134 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 55 | 0 | 139 | 179 | 179 | 55 | 179 | 179 | 186 | 195 | 186 |
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