Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 485 | 1047 | 961 | 947 | 961 | 854 | 714 | 693 | 415 | 352 | 720 | 1197 | 1026 | 1360 | 1473 | 2131 | 2934 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM2.69m | 10:22PM2.88m | 10:43AM2.78m | 10:57PM2.97m | 11:17AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.43m | 4:35AM0.45m | 4:50PM0.35m | 5:10AM0.38m | 5:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 270 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 485 | 1047 | 961 | 947 | 961 | 854 | 714 | 693 | 415 | 352 | 421 | 492 | 534 | — | — | 257 | 2934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 85 | 142 | 249 | 214 | — | 7 | 12 | 23 | 57 | — | — | 75 | 193 | 132 | — | 160 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | 38 | 50 | 111 | 332 | 720 | 1197 | 1026 | 1360 | 1473 | 2131 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 244 | 135 | 90 | 221 | 221 | 215 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 114 |
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