Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 98 | 111 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 69 | 78 | 68 | 84 | 101 | 121 | 159 | 217 | 315 | 669 | 1439 | 1084 | 603 | 754 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.44m | 4:57AM2.44m | 5:57PM2.45m | 6:27AM2.46m | 7:20PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.73m | 10:47PM0.86m | 11:21AM0.81m | 00:15AM0.85m | 12:53PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 98 | 111 | 30 | 37 | 69 | 42 | 78 | 68 | 84 | 101 | 121 | 159 | 185 | 234 | 669 | 1439 | 1084 | 603 | 754 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 117 | 139 | 217 | 315 | 372 | 300 | 468 | 468 | 269 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 67 | 38 | 49 | 28 | — | — | 188 | 112 | — | 107 | 361 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 135 | 221 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 48 |
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