Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131314141413111111111716161616910101010101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)331475317322322322249408667551467404686185734554471170422671724136988959614631579
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
2.63
8:55PM
2.56
9:20AM
2.76
9:44PM
2.69
10:04AM
2.87
10:27PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
0.58
3:09AM
0.52
3:35PM
0.40
3:55AM
0.34
4:17PM
0.25
4:36AM
0.22
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:17-------7:15----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1522---------------
Temp. °C172019181817171919191918181716161616181714121212
Feels °C (?)17201919191615161918191818131110911151499910
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