Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 521 | 743 | 1058 | 990 | 336 | 336 | 341 | 458 | 466 | 458 | 359 | 472 | 243 | 215 | 215 | 235 | 371 | 1081 | 512 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM2.44m | 3:36AM2.23m | 4:03PM2.30m | 4:46AM2.14m | 5:16PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | 9:46AM0.89m | 10:31PM0.99m | 10:51AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 780 | 521 | 518 | 311 | 260 | 336 | 336 | 341 | 458 | 466 | 7 | 359 | 7 | 243 | 215 | 44 | 235 | 273 | 751 | 512 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 27 | 61 | 215 | 28 | — | — | — | 451 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 99 | 208 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 743 | 1058 | 990 | 128 | 50 | — | — | — | 458 | — | 472 | 69 | 72 | — | — | 371 | 1081 | 159 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 101 | 121 | 139 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 184 | 139 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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