Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 484 | 408 | 430 | 233 | 706 | 301 | 234 | 183 | 131 | 316 | 487 | 577 | 692 | 850 | 837 | 812 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:08PM2.31m | 4:37AM2.28m | 5:20PM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.79m | 9:56AM0.75m | 10:27PM0.93m | 10:54AM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 520 | 484 | 408 | 430 | 233 | 51 | 83 | 94 | 94 | 129 | 91 | 487 | 577 | 692 | 850 | 837 | 812 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 316 | 67 | 46 | 34 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 85 | 706 | 301 | 234 | 183 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 219 | 219 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 227 | 227 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | |||||||||||||||||
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