Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 781 | 1561 | 965 | 1127 | 1249 | 1325 | 3160 | 3454 | 3331 | 2473 | 3399 | 2679 | 2103 | 1682 | 1214 | 940 | 794 | 851 | 980 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.73m | 1:56AM2.54m | 2:16PM2.59m | 2:39AM2.38m | 3:03PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.42m | 7:56PM0.61m | 8:12AM0.58m | 8:39PM0.77m | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 498 | 306 | 367 | 965 | 1127 | 1249 | 1325 | 3160 | 3454 | 3331 | 2473 | 3399 | 2679 | 2103 | 997 | 1214 | 940 | 794 | 518 | 311 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 560 | 25 | 482 | 254 | 257 | — | 361 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 781 | 1561 | 250 | — | 328 | — | — | 40 | — | 279 | — | — | — | 1682 | — | — | — | 851 | 980 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 170 | 179 | 111 | 110 | 124 | 55 | 0 | 116 | 173 | 111 | 193 | 146 | 145 | 114 | 139 | 49 | 139 | 139 | 131 | 55 |
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