Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121288888887777714141313131818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)439255219337388458572425403223178140138127105104999696104103149134362
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
2.86
1:15AM
2.88
1:44PM
2.66
2:16AM
2.70
2:55PM
2.49
3:30AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.24
7:04PM
0.29
7:38AM
0.44
7:59PM
0.51
8:42AM
0.63
9:03PM
0.70
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11121111101011101014141310988913151412101010
Feels °C (?)88655566610109665561012109678
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