Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 783 | 906 | 917 | 813 | 962 | 827 | 827 | 773 | 773 | 894 | 894 | 827 | 822 | 911 | 911 | 1031 | 1385 | 1537 | 1708 | 1643 | 1460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.52m | 8:49PM2.73m | 9:16AM2.66m | 9:38PM2.85m | 10:03AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.56m | 3:06AM0.41m | 3:28PM0.37m | 3:52AM0.25m | 4:13PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 783 | 906 | 917 | 813 | 962 | 827 | 827 | 773 | 773 | 894 | 894 | 827 | 822 | 911 | 911 | 1031 | 1385 | 1537 | 1708 | 1643 | 1460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 39 | 35 | 51 | 55 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 45 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 135 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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